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Industries make 11th hour representations on standard essential patent law

By Inbar Preiss ( June 20, 2025, 08:14 GMT | Comment) -- European industry groups are intensifying their lobbying efforts ahead of a looming European Commission decision on whether to scrap a proposed law on standard essential patents, or SEPs, which aimed to increase transparency in the technology licensing market. IP Europe, representing SEP holders, such as Nokia, Ericsson and Qualcomm, has called for the commission to scrap the proposed law and start again. But the Fair Standards Alliance, representing SEP implementers like Apple, Microsoft, and auto manufacturers, has warned the commission that Europe risks falling behind other regions without the planned law. Industry groups are intensifying their lobbying efforts ahead of a looming European Commission decision on whether to follow through on plans to scrap a proposed law on standard essential patents, or SEPs, which aimed to increase transparency in the technology licensing market....

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