Category: IP Legislation
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CJEU publishes European Parliament’s suit against European Commission’s decision to withdraw SEP Regulation
The Commission “prematurely” brought the legislative procedure to an end without legitimate grounds supported by cogent evidence and arguments for doing so, the EP has alleged.
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Encourage FRAND SEP licensing negotiations through patent pools, intermediaries: The World Bank recommends to low, middle-income nations
The World Bank’s first-ever report on standards has issued several recommendations to low and middle-income nations on how they can leverage standard-essential patents to propel their economies, pointing to China and the Republic of Korea as model examples.
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334-294 majority of European Parliament votes to sue Commission over withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation: 80% of largest political group against
Context: In the summer, the European Commission (EC) finalized the withdrawal of the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents (SEPs) (July 31, 2025 ip fray article). The European Parliament (EP) had overwhelmingly supported the bill, but it was going nowhere in the EU Council. Still, some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were disgruntled enough…
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Podcast: interview with Dr. Bowman Heiden on role of SEPs in economics, policy intervention, cultivating a transatlantic IP career
Dr. Bowman Heiden is the Executive Director of the Tusher Strategic Initiative for Technology Leadership at UC-Berkeley. He is also the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at the University of Gothenburg, and co-chair of the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property program at the Classical Liberal Institute at the NYU School of Law. …
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IP Europe, Nokia welcome definitive withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation
Apparently the formal withdrawal of the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents already happened weeks ago, and its publication is now imminent.
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UK government proposes SEP measures such as rate-setting procedure, seeks input
The UK Intellectual Property Office has invited stakeholders from across the SEP ecosystem to submit views and evidence on proposed SEP measures by October 7, 2025.
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U.S. Senate cuts Tillis proposed litigation funding tax bill from larger legislative package
The Senate’s referee, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Thom Tillis’s proposed “Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act” will need to be removed from the Republican tax and spending bill, the same day the U.S. Senator opposed President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ and confirmed he will not seek re-election in 2026.
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SEP holders push back against calls for withdrawal of withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation
The EU SEP Regulation is headed for its formal withdrawal, but there still is some wrangling behind the scenes that keeps lobbyists busy.
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EU roundup: new trade policy paper; ETSI comments on EC Single Market plans; minority of member states attempts to revive SEP Regulation
Context: The Brussels “eurocracy” has been wildly unsuccessful from an economic policy point of view. The United States and China have taken an unassailable lead in all key digital technologies. The collective market capitalization of all publicly traded EU companies is but a fraction of that of all publicly traded U.S. companies. Just like the…
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New study: Huawei leads WiFi 7 SEP ownership, Ericsson sole European patentee
A report on WiFi 7 SEP ownership published by GreyB today has found European patentees lag way behind those in Mainland China and the U.S., with Ericsson being the only patentee mentioned from the region.