If you were unable to join us in person at IPWatchdog Studios for Standards, Patents, & Competition Masters™ 2023, a part of the IPWatchdog Masters™ series, register now to watch the broadcast of the Obstacles and Impediments to Reaching a FRAND License panel. This panel was recorded on November 14, 2023.

Without substantial investment by those who play the difficult role of innovator, there would be no standards.  Of course, without technology implementers who roll out standards and cutting-edge technological advances to consumers, even the greatest advances would lay dormant and unused. But despite both implementers and innovators needing each other, perhaps because there is so much at stake, negotiations are often extremely difficult and ultimately break down without an agreement. In this conversation panelists will discuss what creates impediments and obstacles to reaching a FRAND license, and ways to overcome those obstacles and impediments.

Materials:

Atlas Global v. TP-Link: A Missed Opportunity to Clarify the Scope of Standards Related Licensing Obligations

Announcements on Withdrawal of SEP Policy Statements Lack Clarity and Leave Patent Owners Guessing

‘I Shall Be Released’: A Favorite Song Among SEP Implementers