Category: UK Intellectual Property Office
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UK consultation on SEP legislation closed two months ago, and they can already scrap their plans because of what has happened since
The UK government gave stakeholders 12 weeks to comment on its vision of global FRAND resolution, but the following month the landscape changed.
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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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āSEPs are lifeā but finite resources, geopolitical circumstances put proposed EU SEP Regulation on ātimeoutā: European Commission’s Kamil KiljaÅski
Speaking at a SEP conference in Warsaw today, DG GROW IP deputy director Kamil KiljaÅski emphasized that the European Commissionās decision to withdraw its proposed SEP regulation was only on a ātimeoutā and that a large factor that contributed to this was a shift in geopolitical circumstances ā in particular those in the U.S. and…
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UK government helps SMEs with new SEP Resource Hub: wealth of information rather than heavy-handed intervention
The UK Intellectual Property Office today unveiled a treasure trove (particularly for SMEs) of information on standard-essential patent licensing and enforcement.
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USPTO, UKIPO formalize alliance on standard-essential patent policy, seeking to dissuade EU from regulatory excess — UPDATE: UKIPO denies advocacy objective
The patent offices of the United States and the United Kingdom yesterday signed a memorandum on standard-essential patent policy. One objective is to dissuade the EU from unhelpful regulatory overreach.