Munich court sets SEP licensing guide with discount for Chinese portfolios
By Inbar Preiss ( August 20, 2026, 16:21 GMT | Insight) -- Germany’s busiest standard-essential patent court has set out a test for patent user willingness and a rebuttable 15 percent discount for portfolios held by Chinese companies in new detailed guidelines for assessing fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing disputes. The Munich court also addresses licensing of streaming services and patent-pool rates.Germany’s busiest patent infringement court says standard-essential patent users that clear an initial willingness threshold should be entitled to a full review of whether a SEP owner’s license offer falls within a permissible fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND, range, according to new guidelines seen by MLex....
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