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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11202

22 November 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 24
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) internal market
Proprietors of standard-essential patents may be required to issue specific licensing offers to third parties

Brussels, 21/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - The proprietor of a standard-essential patent may be required, before seeking an injunction against a company that has infringed that patent, to make that company a specific licensing offer. This applies where the proprietor of the patent is in a dominant position and has made a commitment to the standards body to grant third parties a licence on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and where the infringer is ready, willing and able to enter...