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FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - July 2024

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This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more

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European Commission’s First-Ever Abuse of Dominance Probe for Shelving of a Novel Pipeline Therapy

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The European Commission (EC) has launched a formal investigation under its abuse of dominance rules into US life sciences company Zoetis in the area of novel veterinary medicines. The EC alleges that the discontinuation of a...more

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Why US Should Help European Efforts to Fix SEP Licensing

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The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more

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European Commission publishes proposal for an EU regulation on the Compulsory Licensing of Patents

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On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the Commission) published its Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing for crisis management (the Proposed Compulsory Licensing...more

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Potential EU regulation for the compulsory licensing of patents to be studied by the European Commission

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The European Commission has recently announced its intention to launch a call for evidence and public consultation on a potential new EU regulation concerning the compulsory licensing of patents....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Nokia and Daimler Settle Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Dispute, Potentially Impacting Auto-Industry FRAND Licensing

Key Points - This settlement resolves multiple German lawsuits Nokia filed against Daimler asserting SEPs and Daimler’s complaint against Nokia before the European Commission. - Daimler argued Nokia’s licensing...more

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The Department of Justice Affirms End Device Licensing – The Avanci 5G Licensing Business Review Letter

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Recently, the Department of Justice issued a business review letter (BRL) relating to Avanci’s proposed 5G licensing platform for patents declared as potentially essential owned by its globally diverse thirty eight...more

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EU General Court strikes a blow to Commission approach to fiscal State aids in the Apple tax case

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The General Court has upheld a challenge to a 2016 Commission decision that had required Ireland to recover €13.2 billion in illegal State aid from Apple, on account of alleged preferential tax treatment for the...more

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The EU Copyright Directive: Potential Copyright Liability and a “Best Efforts” Standard for Platforms

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In 2019, the Council of the European Union’s Committee of Permanent Representatives approved a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market to respond to developments in the modes and markets for creation, production...more

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The Servier Judgment: A Breath of Fresh Air for Pharmaceutical Companies?

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On 12 December 2018, the General Court (“Court”) partially annulled the European Commission’s decision of 9 July 2014 in the Servier case and consequently reduced Servier’s fine by more than 30%, from €330.99 million to...more

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Connected Cars and Autonomous Driving—EU Antitrust Challenges (Part I)

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The Background: The automotive industry has achieved a number of technological advances aimed at developing connected cars, automated vehicles, and ultimately autonomous driving. These innovations are expected to pose a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Novel Theories Emerge in Merger Enforcement

Antitrust merger enforcement historically has focused on horizontal mergers — consolidation of two firms that compete directly in the same space. This is especially true in the U.S., where antitrust authorities have...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An EC Communication on SEPs – Not More Not Less

A summary of the European Commission’s Policy Document on standard essential patents (SEPs). After considerable preparations and consultation the European Commission has on 29 November 2017 issued a Communication “setting...more

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Brexit – Major Upheaval and Change

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As the UK leaves the EU, in light of the seismic result of the United Kingdom referendum on June 23, 2016, there will be an immense amount to do, for the UK and the remaining EU, and for companies that are either based in, or...more

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The European Commission’s New Pandora’s Box – Reopening Final Tax Rulings as a Form of “State Aid”

In Short - The European Commission (Commission) has adopted a decision on 21 October 2015 on the tax rulings – also referred to as “comfort letters” – granted by Luxembourg to Fiat Finance and Trade (FFT) and by The...more

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