In this study published by the European Commission, Raphaël De Coninck, Pierre Régibeau, and Hans Zenger assess issues and solutions related to standard essential patents (SEPs) and the standardization process. It presents the costs and benefits of practical solutions to facilitate an efficient standardization process and SEP licensing. Concrete recommendations are offered on different issues such as FRAND terms, over-declaration, essentiality checks, conflict resolution process, and increasing transparency. To read more, click the link below.
“Suite dreams”: Market definition and complementarity in the digital age
Certain products exhibit such strong complementarities that they should not be evaluated separately. For example, consider a pair of shoes or the various...