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Sierra Wireless files complaints about Nokia's patent licensing |
November 21, 2013
Canadian wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless has filed complaints with the European Commission (EC) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claiming that Nokia is behaving unfairly in patent licensing.For its part, Nokia claims that Sierra Wireless has been in breach of its existing license terms for years.Nokia is abusing its position as the holder of 3G and GSM (2G) standard essential patents (SEPs), said Sierra Wireless in a news release.Standard essential patents are patents that are deemed essential to implementations of industry standards. Companies are usually required by standards bodies to license those patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. What exactly is a fair and reasonable licensing price is often a point of dispute between companies.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2065900/sierra-wireless-files-complaints-about-nokias-patent-licensing.html#tk.rss_all
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