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Japanese court issues SEP playbook, putting global FRAND settlement at center of cases

By Toko Sekiguchi ( January 21, 2026, 07:40 GMT | Insight) -- The Tokyo District Court has issued guidance signaling that disputes over standard-essential patent infringement will be pushed toward early, court-led settlement, with judges seeking to set a global royalty rate and focusing on whether both sides have negotiated in good faith.The Tokyo District Court’s specialist intellectual property division has published guidance setting out how they intend to manage infringement suits involving standard-essential patents, or SEPs, signaling that the court will play an active role in guiding parties toward a global fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory royalty covering an SEP holder’s worldwide portfolio....

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