IPO launches call for views on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
Responses will inform how the SEPs framework supports innovation, and whether change is needed.
A patent that protects technology which is essential to implementing a standard is known as a standard essential patent (SEP). Without using the methods or devices protected by these SEPs, it is difficult for a manufacturer (or 바카라 사이트˜implementer바카라 사이트™ of the standard) to create standard compliant products, such as smartphones or tablets.
Standards and patents can span across multiple disciplines and sectors. Access to바카라 사이트¯such patented technology on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for both the SEP holder and implementer바카라 사이트¯(the business using it)바카라 사이트¯is essential to ensure the market functions effectively.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯
The바카라 사이트¯rise in the use of wireless technologies (3G, 4G and 5G) in telecommunications and the automotive industry (for example, in navigation systems), has seen바카라 사이트¯greater interest in바카라 사이트¯the licensing of patents and use of standards.바카라 사이트¯ In many emerging바카라 사이트¯and high-growth markets,바카라 사이트¯such as the Internet of Things바카라 사이트¯(IoT)바카라 사이트¯and AI, products from different manufacturers need to be able to seamlessly 바카라 사이트˜talk to바카라 사이트™ each other to provide functionality for the consumer.바카라 사이트¯ In some cases, meeting these technical standards will require the use of specific technologies protected by SEPs.
We recognise that overcoming some of the challenges may require global collaboration to reflect the fact that business is global, and business does not operate in isolation.
The purpose of the call for views is to better understand how the current SEPs framework encourages innovation and promotes competition.
The call for views will gather a wide range of evidence on the following:바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯
- the link between바카라 사이트¯SEPs, innovation바카라 사이트¯and competition and how these 바카라 사이트¯elements바카라 사이트¯interrelate with each바카라 사이트¯other바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯
- the functioning of the market,바카라 사이트¯and바카라 사이트¯whether there is an imbalance바카라 사이트¯between the licensor and licensee 바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯
- transparency바카라 사이트¯in the SEPs ecosystem
- the바카라 사이트¯efficiency of SEPs licensing, functioning of the patent 바카라 사이트¯framework and 바카라 사이트¯FRAND litigation
The IPO바카라 사이트™s Chief Executive Tim Moss said:
The Innovation Strategy바카라 사이트¯sets out바카라 사이트¯the바카라 사이트¯government바카라 사이트™s long-term plan for delivering innovation-led growth, in which SEPs바카라 사이트¯play an important role. We want to ensure the UK바카라 사이트™s framework remains robust and continues to be regarded as one of the best in the world, while keeping pace with global developments and challenges around SEPs and FRAND licensing.
The call for views will enable us to hear a broad range of views around the challenges faced by industry. It will help us better understand how our IP framework supports the SEPs ecosystem, while ensuring a fair balance is achieved between all entities involved, and the maximum benefit to UK innovation.
The call for views will run for 12 weeks, closing on 1 March at 23:45. After it closes, the government will assess the responses it receives and publish a summary of responses. These responses will inform the government바카라 사이트™s decision on any next steps and action that may be required.
You can respond to the call for views via the document published on 바카라 사이트.
Note to editors:
The UK바카라 사이트™s Innovation Strategy, launched in July 2021, is the starting point for the government바카라 사이트™s long-term vision of how the UK will cement its role as a global leader in innovation and deliver the target of research and development (R&D) investment at 2.4% of바카라 사이트¯GDP.바카라 사이트¯This strategy recognises a strong IP system creates the confidence on which this long-term and sustainable success is built.