Category: Patent Policy
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Türkiye launches new patent fee incentives for SMEs, AI innovators
Türkiye has introduced new patent fee incentives, offering a 75% reduction in selected fees for first-time SME applicants and a 50% discount on expedited search reports for qualifying AI inventions.
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CNIPA’s five-year plan spans pre-filing commercial assessments, AI-assisted inventions, possible SEP pilot, drug patent linkage disputes
To help bring inventions to market, China’s patent office will study how to assess their commercial prospects before filing. Its five-year plan also addresses how AI affects inventive step, a possible SEP examination pilot and closer coordination of patent validity challenges with disputes over generic drug entry.
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Motion Picture Association, streaming industry bodies claim SEP holder FRAND “abuse” in open letter to governments
Among other concerns, the industry groups cite “potential downstream effects for customers” as a result of SEP licensing disputes.
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USPTO Director again discretionarily denies IPR over petitioner’s purported links to Chinese state
John A. Squires has already nixed several IPRs on the grounds that petitioners had failed to name “real-parties-in-interest” that may be ineligible foreign governments.
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Munich’s economic approach to FRAND faces questions over practical application
Munich’s new FRAND Guidelines prompted questions about the reliability of economic benchmarks and their practical application, as industry representatives and litigators examined their implications for SEP disputes during an OxFirst webinar.
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UK IPO seeks views on feasibility of FRAND Opinion Service
The UK is exploring a less formal approach to SEP licensing disputes, with a proposed IPO-led service offering independent, non-binding assessments of whether licensing offers fall within a plausible FRAND range.
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UK government rejects new FRAND rate-setting track in SEP policy response
The UK government has rejected a dedicated FRAND rate-setting track in favor of exploring early judicial evaluation and non-binding IPO opinions, while leaving the existing injunction framework unchanged.
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Hong Kong’s pledge to become IP trading center is ‘game-changer’, but requires more than policy and financing platforms
Lawyers from both HK and China shared their thoughts on Hong Kong’s new Five-Year Plan, which pledges to transform it into a regional IP trading center. While they were generally positive, some were skeptical, highlighting that China’s own experience suggests government policy and trading platforms alone cannot create a liquid market for IP.
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Lord Justice Meade, Lord Justice Birss to speak at OxFirst’s 15th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum
The 15th edition of this event will be held at Oxford University in January. ip fray plans to cover the conference during and after it takes place, and a discount is available for ip fray readers.
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ETSI’s “new chapter” involves broader technological footprint, stronger global engagement
“Our collaboration with the European Commission is deeper than ever,” ETSI’s director-general Jan Ellsberger also announced recently.