Q14. What other resources are available to help guide SEP licensing?
There are a number of other useful resources that are freely and publicly available to help SMEs learn more about standards and SEP licensing. Here are a few examples:
- A more detailed Q&A on SEP licensing (CEN-CENELEC Workshop Agreement)
- The UK Intellectual Property Office’s guidance on standard-essential patent licensing
- A summary of relevant European case law: (4iP Council)
- A few examples of successful patent pools:
- IP Europe members’ IP licensing resources: