The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is considering weakening its rules regarding Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing of patented technology required to implement its standards due to concerns raised by a few larger patent holders. These companies argue the existing policy threatens future participation in the organization’s [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice recently restored its 2015 Business Review Letter supporting key clarifications on standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing issues made by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The App Association welcomes the DOJ Antitrust Division’s decision to restore the 2015 Business Review Letter in support of IEEE-SA’s efforts to clarify [...]
ACT |The App Association joined 41 other orgs supporting IEEE-SA’s patent policy in a letter to the standards organization. The 2015 IEEE-SA policy change is the prime example of a standard setting organization demonstrating leadership in providing clarity on the meaning of fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) commitments to make [...]
The licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs) on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms is a longstanding issue. Recently, SEP licensing has attracted increasing attention as technological developments accelerate the proliferation of the internet of things (IoT). For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that develop devices for IoT use cases like [...]
Last month, the App Association and Innovators Network Foundation convened a virtual Roundtable bringing together experts from the United States and European Union to discuss fallout from the Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent ruling in case known as Schrems II. As you may know, the key [...]
