By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( June 24, 2026, 15:26 GMT | Insight) -- A judge at Germany’s highest court has spoken out in favor of arbitration and third-party decision-making for interim licenses in disputes over standard essential patents.Fabian Hoffman, a judge at Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, has said that a party in litigation over fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND, rates for SEPs that did not accept third-party determination of the value of an interim license could be considered an unwilling licensee or licensor....
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