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2025-05-23

Research

Overcoming SEP hurdles to stimulate the UK IoT

The potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to significantly contribute to economic growth and innovation in the UK is immense.
Research
SEP Royalties, Investment Incentives and Total Welfare

There are concerns that lower SEP royalties might curb upstream incentives for investments in standards.

2023-04-25
Research
End-use-based licensing – An economic perspective

Owners of standard essential patents (SEPs) are increasingly requesting royalties that vary depending on the “end-use” and the value of end-products or services (end-use-based licensing), even if the...

2022-11-29
Research
US DoJ supplement to 2015 IEEE Business Review Letter ignores facts, undermines its own guidance and procedure

Brussels, September 17, 2020 - The US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) supplement to its 2015 Business Review Letter to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) disregards...

2020-09-17
Research
FSA Statement re U.S. Department of Justice Business Review Letter on Avanci’s 5G Patent Pool

Brussels, September 1, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division issued a business review letter on 28 July 2020 concerning Avanci’s platform for licensing “Fifth...

2020-09-01
Research
Qualcomm v. KFTC, Seoul High Court Ruling – Full Report

Brussels, July 22, 2020 - On 5 June, the Seoul High Court published the full text of its ruling in the appeal proceedings in which Qualcomm challenged the...

2020-07-22
Research
Why the ETSI IPR Policy Requires Licensing to All – Karl Heinz Rosenbrock

Brussels, November 3, 2017 - By Karl Heinz Rosenbrock,  Life-long Honorary Director-General of ETSI. As the former Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (“ETSI”), I have followed...

2017-11-03