8 February 2022 at 15h CET | Register now
Industry participants have long debated the meaning of Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND), and have attempted to define the appropriate methodology for calculating FRAND rates. Indeed, different methodologies are available for the evaluation of SEPs, and often, litigation has centred around the definition of a FRAND royalty rate.
As representatives of small business innovators that rely on FRAND licensing terms to license standard-essential patents (SEPs) based on these voluntary commitments, the ACT | App Association seeks to ensure that a SEP is valued based on its technical merits and scope, not on value or uses created by downstream innovators or from its inclusion in a standard.
The panel discussion will combine legal, academic and industry insights into SEPs valuation. We’ll also cover some of the recent researches on the transparency and the availability of information on SEPs licenses such as in the example 4G and 5G SEP prices.
Agenda
Opening remarks
Morgane Taylor, General Manager, Europe at ACT | The App Association
Panel
Andreas Kramer – Attorney-at-Law and Partner at Vossius & Partners
Gunther Friedl – Professor of Business Administration at the Technical University of Munich
Benno Buehler – Attorney and Vice-President at Charles River Associates
Christian Helmers – Associate Professor of Economics in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University
Moderation
Brian Scarpelli – Senior Global Policy Counsel at ACT | The App Association
Q&A session
Closing remarks
Webinar series: EU’s evolving framework for standard-essential patents
Part I: Can injunctions be fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory? Read our recap
Part II: Evaluating essentiality, validity, and infringement. Read our recap
Part III: Transparency in FRAND methodologies for SEP evaluations – 8 February 2022