Standards contributors stressed their heavy reliance on licensing income while product manufacturers expressed frustration at the difficulty of calculating total SEP licensing costs
The agreement reinforces the relationship the pair have already established and is another demonstration of the power of such programmes to offer transaction efficiency, as well as pricing transparency
Expert panellists tackled a range of topics, including the draft SEP licensing regulation, determining FRAND rates, and diversified supply chains
As things stand, the only winners from the proposals will be deep pocket implementers – but there may be a way out of the mess
06 April 2023
Plans for patent essentiality checking, patent counting and aggregate royalty apportionments at EUIPO disregard prevailing valuation benchmarks in numerous long-established comparable licences
05 April 2023
Cases may proceed quickly but are frequently dismissed on procedural grounds
04 April 2023
Following the leak of draft rules, IAM travelled to Brussels to gauge the reaction of industry, lobbyists and lawmakers
01 April 2023
Reported DG Grow proposals designed to make FRAND dealmaking in Europe more transparent, predictable and efficient are one-sided and poorly thought-through, so will do much more harm than good
30 March 2023
The move would entail a major shift for the organisation which does not have patent experience
29 March 2023
Draft EU rules are set to empower EUIPO with mandatory essentiality checking framework but kickback expected
29 March 2023
A thorough analysis of US courts’ applications of both the top-down and bottom-up frameworks highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the two approaches and what they mean for both licensors and licensees.
28 March 2023
Recent case law, along with the trend for out-of-court settlements between SEP holders and mobile manufacturers, highlights that the non-discriminatory part of ‘FRAND’ is being treated as a priority right now.
24 March 2023
Paul Lin, now managing director of Eagle Forest, aims to provide the licensee’s perspective to arm Via as it navigates a shifting patent pool landscape
23 March 2023
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