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Car industry sees full EU antitrust guidance on patent-licensing group

( September 3, 2025, 13:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has published the full text of its legal guidance to companies including Volkswagen and BMW over how they can group together to license tech patents without falling foul of antitrust law. In July, the regulator took the rare step of explaining how antitrust law applies to the group of companies licensing Standard Essential Patents, and why their cooperation avoids raising red flags. The commission said such a project would help the union reach its green and digital goals.The letter is attached. ...

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