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Munich court diverges from top EU court's SEP framework with tougher security rules

By Inbar Preiss ( April 7, 2025, 16:05 GMT | Insight) -- HMD should have agreed to put down a security covering VoiceAge's global standard-essential patent portfolio license to meet fair licensing requirements, says a ruling by the Munich Higher Regional Court. This approach strays from the steps set out in the Huawei v ZTE ruling from the EU Court of Justice and puts stricter obligations on standard-essential patent users raising a Frand defense.The Munich Higher Regional Court's ruling in a standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute between VoiceAge EVS and HMD Global stresses that an SEP user must provide a high financial security to meet fair licensing requirements....

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