Opinion ID: 3178457
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Heading: The LM Ericsson Cross-License

Text: In 1996, Lucent entered into a cross-licensing agreement with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (“LM Ericsson”). That agreement, which covered the asserted patents, afforded LM Ericsson the right to grant subli- 1 In August 2013, Nokia Siemens Networks U.S. changed its name to Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC. J.A. 1096. HIGH POINT SARL v. T-MOBILE USA, INC. 5 censes to its subsidiaries and other “related companies.” J.A. 1781. It also specifically provided that such sublicenses could “be made effective retroactively.” J.A. 1781. In January 2013, LM Ericsson granted its U.S. sub- sidiary, Ericsson Inc. (“Ericsson U.S.”), a nunc pro tunc sublicense to the patents-in-suit. This sublicense was made retroactive to January 1, 2002.