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Panasonic, OPPO hearing sets stage for EU's Unified Patent Court to declare fair patent license terms for first time

By Inbar Preiss and Giorgi Dvalishvili ( October 15, 2024, 16:11 GMT | Comment) -- Panasonic and OPPO are the first companies to bring to trial a request for a determination of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing terms on standard essential patents to the European Union’s Unified Patent Court. The court’s Local Division in Mannheim is scheduled to issue a judgment on Dec. 6 following a hearing in October, setting a new precedent in UPC case law.Panasonic and OPPO may become the first companies for which the Unified Patent Court establishes fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing on standard essential patents following a hearing in the court’s Mannheim Local Division....

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