SEP and FRAND become toxic acronyms in patent litigation

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Submission + - SEP and FRAND become toxic acronyms in patent litigation (patexia.com)

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ericjones12398

on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @02:19PM

ericjones12398 writes: "The ITU recently gathered tech heavyweights together to address the surge in litigation involving standards-essential patents (SEPs), and fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms placed upon SEPs to ensure rapid adoption of industry standards like 3G or H.264 video codec format. Royalties and injunctive relief dominated the ITU’s agenda."

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