European Commission DGs square up in crucial fight over SEP licensing guidelines
Published: October 26, 2017
Publisher: IAM
“A battle is waging inside the European Commission over the wording of a Communication due to be issued at the end of next month on transparency in SEP/FRAND licensing. The text is scheduled to include a list of what the Commission considers to be acceptable types of deal. According to a report published by competition and antitrust intelligence provider PaRR and seen by IAM, different directorate-generals and executive agencies are currently locking horns over the content […]
SEPs, 5G and the IoT: where will the Commission land on use-based licensing?
Published: October 25, 2017
Publisher: Lexology
“In April this year we reported that the Commission had released a Roadmap towards a ‘Communication on Standard Essential Patents for a European digitalised economy’, intended to address some of the uncertainties in SEP licensing left unresolved following Huawei v ZTE (see e.g. here), and to drive progress for the EU-wide adoption of 5G. Originally expected in May, the Communication is now said to be likely to be published before the end of the year. Part of the […]
ACT and allies blast SEP code of conduct
Published: October 20, 2017
Publisher: IP Pro Patents
“The App Association (ACT) and the Fair Standards Alliance have penned a letter to European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENLEC) lambasting a recently created draft project plan for a code of conduct on licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) for 5G and the internet of things.
The letter said that a workshop, held on 6 October by CEN/CENLEC was intended to provide a forum for a “narrow group of companies with […]
EU Commission should prohibit use-based SEP licensing, says ACT
Published: October 19, 2017
Publisher: IP Pro Patents
“The App Association (ACT) has called on the European Commission to prohibit any form of use-based pricing of technology essential to the internet of things.
The commission is set to issue guidance on how standard-essential patents should be licensed to help the development of Europe’s internet of things industry, which could exceed €1 trillion in contributions to the European economy by 2020.”
Clashes break out over IoT FRAND proposal
Published: October 19, 2017
Publisher: World IP Review
“A bitter row over the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs) in the internet of things (IoT) is continuing ahead of expected guidance from the European Commission.
Trade body the App Association is worried that the commission may extend use-based pricing—a practice currently used for licensing of smartphone technology—to the IoT.”
Don’t expect a Chinese iPhone injunction anytime soon in the Qualcomm v Apple fight
Published: October 16, 2017
Publisher: IAM
“A series of Beijing lawsuits first reported by Bloomberg on Friday are just the latest salvos in the increasingly bitter global patent war between Qualcomm and Apple. Announcing the new suits to the press, Qualcomm declared explicitly that it will seek an injunction in China to stop the manufacture and sale of iPhones.
The three cases have been filed to the Beijing IP Court. A Qualcomm spokesperson said the patents are related to power […]