EU commissioner: SEP owners ‘cannot go back’ on FRAND promise

08-02-2016

EU commissioner: SEP owners ‘cannot go back’ on FRAND promise

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Companies that own standard-essential patents (SEPs) must stick to their obligation of licensing them on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms, the EU commissioner for competition has said.


anti-competition; EU Commission; SEPs; FRAND; Fair Standards Alliance; CJEU; Margrethe Vestager

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