U.S. Patent and Trademark Office releases policy statement on remedies for standards-essential patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), jointly with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) on December 19, 2019 released a Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary FRAND (Note 1) Commitments. The statement makes clear that standards-essential patents (SEPs) …
