Last month, the Chongqing Intermediate People's Court underscored China’s expanding judicial reach in intellectual property by issuing a global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) rate-setting judgment in the Samsung-ZTE standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute. The court ruling adds another layer of complexity to a case that illustrates how parallel SEP disputes across different jurisdictions can lead to conflicting rate-setting, causing compliance challenges for international firms.

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