UKIPO and USPTO sign MoU on Standard Essential Patents
皇冠体育app UK IPO and the USPTO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate in their work on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
皇冠体育app UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-operate in their work on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).听
SEPs are patents that have been declared essential to a given technical standard. As part of the standards-setting process, patent owners may agree to license SEPs on fair, reasonable, and non discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
This MoU will allow both offices to work together on certain matters related to SEPs, including for example conducting outreach activity to raise awareness of SEPs 颈蝉蝉耻别蝉.听听
皇冠体育app agreement was signed by IPO Chief executive Adam Williams and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director Kathi Vidal.
皇冠体育app agreement will remain in effect for five years from the date of signing.