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13 October 2026NewsPatentsTom Phillips
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SEPs: UK rejects FRAND rate-setting plan

The UK Intellectual Property Office has shelved plans to introduce a controversial Rate Determination Track, instead proposing less interventionist actions to reduce the cost and complexity of standard-essential patent disputes. Lawyers welcome the news but question whether an ‘early neutral evaluation’ scheme that triggers an automatic stay in proceedings would work in practice.

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