Category: EU SEP Regulation
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Member of European Parliament says EU SEP Regulation is stuck in Council, could be for ten years
Spanish MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara, speaking at a Euractiv panel discussion, said the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents is not moving forward at the EU Council.
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Mission letters, parliamentary speech suggest new EU Commission may withdraw or overhaul SEP Regulation proposal
The mission letters to two new Executive Vice Presidents of the European Commission as well as the plenary speech on the SEP Regulation that one of them delivered in February this year suggest there is a realistic chance of the EU SEP Regulation being withdrawn and/or overhauled.
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Thierry Breton, primary sponsor of EU SEP Regulation, leaves on sour note after EC president tried to get rid of him: bad actors, anyone?
The EU commissioner who pushed for an EU regulation on standard-essential patents more than any other, Thierry Breton, has resigned.
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German judges and InterDigital effectively lobbying harder for EU SEP Regulation than auto industry and Apple
Despite having lost two rounds of rate-setting litigation in the UK against Lenovo, InterDigital is enforcing a German injunction that is irreconcilable with EU competition law and shows the broken state of German SEP case law.
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Automotive lobbyists write to Avanci about derivation of 5G SEP royalty rate, but their letter reflects misconceptions
Automotive lobbying groups from different countries and continents addressed a letter to Avanci about how it arrived at its 5G pool rate.
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EU Commission jumps the gun on SEP Regulation, makes call for tenders that could be waste of time and money
It is astounding that the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for the Internal Market (DG GROW) wants to spend time and money on a study about a hypothetical regulation that is not guaranteed to be passed into law in any particular form.
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EU SEP Regulation’s market power flaw exposed by Qi lawsuits in UPC, Germany: Commission and Parliament got it wrong
The dispute between Philips and Belkin over Qi (wireless charging) patents illustrates one of the fundamental flaws of the proposed EU SEP Regulation: the failure to consider market power.
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USPTO Director gives another indication of U.S. opposition to EU SEP Regulation proposal
Context: Current as well as former U.S. government officials have repeatedly expressed concern over the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents (SEPs) and its potential impact on innovation and national security in the Western world. Earlier this month, ip fray reported on a memorandum signed by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and…