The Value of Royalty Free Standards
Brussels, 10 January 2023 – Royalty-Free (“RF”) licensing of standard-essential patents (“SEPs”) has enabled the rapid proliferation of some of the most successful and widely
Brussels, 10 January 2023 – Royalty-Free (“RF”) licensing of standard-essential patents (“SEPs”) has enabled the rapid proliferation of some of the most successful and widely
Brussels, 27 July 2022 – Although most negotiations for licenses for standard essential patents (SEPs) on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms result in licensing
Brussels, December 9, 2021 – This paper builds on the FSA’s position paper of February 15, 2017, and sets out further detail on the FSA’s
Brussels, August 2, 2021 – The Fair Standards Alliance has long advocated for increased transparency in licensing negotiations with respect to standard-essential patents (SEPs) subject
Brussels, June 24, 2021 – In business environments in which SEPs are used to generate revenue streams, securing early certainty over licensing costs will make
Brussels, February 15, 2021 – On 24th June 2016 the Fair Standards Alliance published a position paper concerning the failure of some SEP holders to
Brussels, December 2, 2020 – Companies that create devices supporting current and next-generation cellular and Internet of Things (IoT) applications are, and will continue to
Brussels, October 26, 2020 – The Fair Standards Alliance supports a balance of interests among standardisation ecosystem participants, including the holders of standard essential patents
Brussels, November 6, 2019 – Patent pools whose licensing practices are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) would benefit both standard-essential patent (SEP) owners and innovative
Brussels, October 23, 2017 – Despite the success of the OSS ecosystem, some companies are advocating for standards-development organizations (SDOs) to host OSS projects under
Brussels, February 15, 2017 – The fair and balanced settlement of disputes regarding SEP licensing on FRAND terms outside of litigation must provide for voluntary
Brussels, February 13, 2017 – Some companies that claim to own standards essential patents (SEPs) demand that the companies they approach for licensing first must
Brussels, January 23, 2017 – When deciding on the appropriateness of injunctive relief in respect of one or more SEPs, factors such as the market
Brussels, August 30, 2016 – In this paper, we explain why varying licensing terms for SEPs based on the application for which a SEP is
Brussels, June 24, 2016 – Standards setting organisations (SSOs) obligate contributors to license Standards Essential Patents (SEPs) on Fair, Reasonable and Non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. However,
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