In the North America Column for Competition Policy International, Anne Layne-Farrar discusses patent holdup, where a standard essential patent (SEP) holder exploits a licensee’s costs to switch away from the related standard as a means of obtaining royalties above the fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) level. In some circles, patent holdout is dismissed as no more than a fancy name for regular patent infringement. In this article, she explains why this view reflects a lack of understanding of important differences between traditional patent litigation and litigation over SEPs under a FRAND obligation. For more information, click the link below.
A tale of two stakeholder groups in regulating healthcare AI
Despite significant spending on healthcare in the US, the industry is slow to adopt AI technology that can cut costs and improve efficiency. In this CPI...