(Brussels) 10 February 2021 – Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement on behalf of chairperson Mike Sax on the release of the European Commission’s (EC) Expert Group Report on Standard-Essential Patents (SEP): “Unfortunately, today’s release of the Expert Group’s report confirmed what we long expected. The findings [...]
Berlin, October 1st 2019 – Companies at the forefront of the Internet of Things (IoT) met with policymakers, academics and patent lawyers in Berlin on Monday to support much needed reforms to the rules governing the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs), underway in Germany at the moment. The half-day workshop entitled: [...]
This blog was originally posted on the ACTonline website. It can be viewed here. On November 29, 2017, the European Commission (EC) issued a highly-anticipated Communication on the licensing practices for standard essential patents (SEPs). The EC issued the Communication to provide a “balanced, smooth and predictable framework for SEPs” that [...]
This blog was originally posted on ACT | The App Association's website. In a new blog post, IP Europe gave its favorite false narrative a new coat of paint by suggesting that the bedrock FRAND requirement of “license for all” equates to some kind of “license to kill.” It’s a [...]
Published: 11/27/15Case No. 2 O 106/14, Regional Court of Mannheim (2015) Case No. 6 U 220/15, Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe (pending) In late 2015, the Regional Court of Mannheim granted Saint Lawrence Communications’ (“SLC”) motion to enjoin Deutsche Telekom and HTC from selling in Germany mobile phones that infringe [...]
Published: 7/16/15This case was referred by a German court to the European Court of Justice to assess whether the invocation of injunctive relief by a holder of a FRAND-encumbered SEP may constitute an abuse of a dominant position. The Advocate General concluded in an advisory opinion that “the commitment given [...]