China's expanding use of patent arbitration faces crucial test in SEP licensing disputes
By MLex Staff ( June 11, 2026, 07:17 GMT | Comment) -- China's top court in a 2025 ruling provided another indication of its support for arbitration as a mechanism for resolving intellectual property disputes. Yet the significance of the ruling extends beyond the patent-ownership dispute at its center. The broader question is whether China's growing embrace of arbitration can extend to one of the most contentious issues in IP: the determination of standard essential patent licensing rates.China's top court in a 2025 ruling provided another indication of its support for arbitration as a mechanism for resolving intellectual property disputes. Yet the significance of the ruling extends beyond the patent-ownership dispute at its center....
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