Tech firms: Is EU’s ambitious SEP plan ‘Mission Impossible’?

Counsel from InterDigital, Ericsson, and Futurewei are unconvinced that the union has the expertise—or industry backing—to implement its standard-essential patents rules, finds Marisa Woutersen.

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Tech firms: Is EU’s ambitious SEP plan ‘Mission Impossible’?

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