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An essential patent or standard-essential patent (SEP) is a patent that claims an invention that must be used to comply with a technical standard. [1] Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) normally require their members to agree to license their essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. [2] Determining which patents are essential to a particular standard can be complex. [3]
Licensing of patents |
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Overviews |
Types |
Strategies |
Clauses in patent licenses |
Higher category: Patents, Patent law |
An essential patent or standard-essential patent (SEP) is a patent that claims an invention that must be used to comply with a technical standard. [1] Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) normally require their members to agree to license their essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. [2] Determining which patents are essential to a particular standard can be complex. [3]