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SEP licensing headaches prompt fresh look at aggregate royalty depositories

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( April 7, 2026, 11:08 GMT | Comment) -- With patent litigation ever expanding — and determinations of FRAND licensing rates for SEPs becoming fractured across different courts — thoughts are turning to the real-world use of aggregated royalty depositories as a way to give prospective patent licensees more certainty over their future costs.As the volume of patent litigation grows — and as determinations of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing rates for standard-essential patents become fractured across different courts — thoughts are turning to aggregate royalty depositories as a way to give prospective patent licensees more certainty over their future costs....

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