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EU confirms SEP bill withdrawal, raising questions for market evolution

By Inbar Preiss ( August 1, 2025, 11:10 GMT | Comment) -- The European Commission has confirmed it will withdraw its SEP licensing proposal after months of political deadlock. The move ends years of debate but leaves unresolved tensions between patent holders and implementers. With no regulatory framework in place, the future of Europe’s SEP licensing market remains open with new developments continuing to shape it.Six months after the European Commission announced its plans to ax its own bill to regulate Standard Essential Patent licensing markets, spokespeople confirmed yesterday that after reviewing its decision with lawmakers and ministers, the EU executive would move forward with those plans....

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