Category: EU SEP Regulation
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A “solid step” forward or “missed opportunity”: market divided over EU’s SEP Regulation withdrawal
Implementers, SEP holders and patent pools gave mixed reactions following yesterday’s surprising news that the European Commission has dropped the proposed EU SEP Regulation.
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European Commission drops EU SEP Regulation in line with its promise to depart from overregulation: new proposal may or may not come
The European Commission has dropped the proposed SEP regulation from its work program as no political agreement is foreseeable. A new proposal may or may not come.
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Patently confirms Nokia’s milestone of 7K patent families declared essential to 5G standard
Beyond its 5G contributions, Nokia has also declared well over 1,700 patent families essential to earlier generations, further demonstrating its long-standing impact on mobile communications, Patently has found.
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The EU has much to learn from Sweden and Finland about innovation — but their model is not scalable EU-wide and no answer to U.S. superdominance
Context: A leaked European Commission (EC) document takes pro-IP positions and acknowledges, to some extent, the economic challenges that the bloc is facing (January 28, 2025 ip fray article), but stops short of saying that whatever the EU may do now is going to be too little, too late to stop Europe’s decline. This article…
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In leaked strategy paper on competitiveness, EU Commission encourages more patent licensing, participation in standard-setting
The European Commission’s “Competitiveness Compass” takes pro-IP positions that are fundamentally at odds with the agenda behind the proposed EU SEP Regulation.
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Europe’s 17% share of 5G standard-essential patents exceeds its companies’ automotive market shares in cars (16%) and dwarfs the one in smartphones (< 5%)
A new 5G landscaping report named Patently100 has been released by the Patently service.
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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.