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8 February 2016Patents

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

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.

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