(英)英国特許庁のSEP意見募集結果発表(速報) UKIPO’s Call for Views on SEPs result announced

（8/5 本文）UKIPO（英国特許庁）におけるSEP方針について意見募集を行ったがその結果の第一報が本日8月5日発表された。

意見募集は2021.11.07-2022.03.01(12週間）行われたが56通の意見が寄せられた。意見募集は次の６点について行われた。

The Summary of Responses covers six themes:

1. The balance of the ecosystem and benefits to innovation and consumers

2. Competition and market functioning

3. Transparency

4. Patent infringement and remedies

5. Licensing of SEPs

6. SEP litigation

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Standard Essential Patents and Innovation: Executive summary and next steps

この情報はUK弁護士日高誓子氏(Gowling WLG)より提供されたものである。

Introduction

Our aim is to produce the optimal intellectual property (IP) framework for the UK that will promote innovation and creativity both now and, in the future, while supporting the government’s ambitions set out in the Innovation Strategy[footnote 1] and Diversification Strategy (Government’s Telecoms Diversification Strategy[footnote 2]. The IPO has been conducting a call for views to investigate whether the ecosystem around Standard Essential Patents [footnote 3] is functioning efficiently and effectively and strikes the right balance for all entities involved. The purpose is to help assess whether government intervention is required.

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