Patent licensing works [Promoted content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/video/patent-licensing-works-3/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FRAND #licenses #patentedinventions

Enjoyed chatting to Legal Graduate Recruitment website Legal Cheek about #IntellectualProperty #FRAND #Ai and of course a bit on the upcoming #UPC

https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-careers-posts/why-ip-is-set-to-become-a-hot-practice-area/

#FRAND There has been much debate about how Standard Essential Patent #SEP licensing will impact SMEs eg those that want to deploy cellular #IoT. Can they access the tech at a fair price?

https://www.digitalsme.eu/call-for-action-making-seps-work-for-all-businesses/

Following earlier EU consultations, the European DIGITAL SME Alliance (representing more than 45k ICT SMEs) has now partnered with 🇪🇺Commission to run a short, anonymous survey whether legal reform is needed.

Interesting #paper documenting how originally #FRAND was intended as an exception to deal with edge-cases of #patents in #standards but got weaponised in the process of being implemented as standards #policy.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4231645