Published: June 5, 2018
The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) “Guide to Licensing Negotiations involving Standard Essential Patents” aims to “enhance transparency and predictability, facilitate negotiations between rights holders and implementers, and help prevent or quickly resolve disputes concerning the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) which are essential in implementing standards in the field of wireless communications and the like.”
In formulating its guide, the JPO invited public comments in 2017 and in 2018, receiving approximately 100 responses from Japan and abroad. JPO plans to review and revise this Guide as appropriate in an open and transparent process so that it continues to evolve and remains “living.”
To view the guide, please click here.