Enrico Bonadio

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Nicola Lucchi (Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) , Dyuti Pandya (LL.M Gujarat Maritime University)

Can Standard Essential Patents Accelerate Ecological Transition?

January 25, 2024

The potential of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in driving the ecological transition poses a compelling question. Could these patents be instrumental in fostering innovative technologies and…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Dyuti Pandya (LL.M Gujarat Maritime University)

Global FRAND rates in China

December 21, 2023

On 4th December 2023, the Intermediate People’s Court of Chongqing Municipality in China handed down its FRAND determination in the global 5G patent licensing dispute between patent owner Nokia and…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Shreya Sampathkumar (Christ University Bangalore)

Countering Criticisms to the Proposed EU SEPs Regulation

November 27, 2023

The European Commission’s proposed Regulation to regulate standard essential patents (SEPs) in the EU has been a subject of much debate. Its explanatory memorandum sets forth its aim, including to…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Tanvi Agarwal (West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences)

The recent Chinese ‘Anti-Monopoly Guidelines’ on Standard Essential Patents

November 21, 2023

A judicial and academic debate on standard essential patents (SEPs) in China has recently arisen. The issuance of anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) by Chinese courts in a relatively short period of time …

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Mahak Kansara (Advocate, Bar Council of Rajasthan, India)

Recent Indian Case Law on Standard Essential Patents

October 23, 2023

An earlier post on case law on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in India looked at decisions published until 2021. This very comment updates the analysis by covering more recent cases occurred in…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Dyuti Pandya (LL.M Gujarat Maritime University)

A Short Summary of the Recently Leaked EU Regulation Proposal on Standard Essential Patents

April 5, 2023

EU institutions have recently paid attention to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and how the SEPs framework could be improved to encourage innovation while also promoting competition and satisfying…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Dyuti Pandya (LL.M Gujarat Maritime University)

How To Avoid Jurisdictional Clashes On Standard Essential Patents - A Short Summary Of Some Proposals

January 16, 2023

The past decade has witnessed a sharp increase in litigation over standard essential patents (SEPs) around the world. National courts in several countries including UK have ruled they can set global…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Rishabh Mohnot (National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata)

Standard Essential Patents, Global Licensing Approach and the Principle of Territoriality

September 6, 2022

Recently, the decisions of courts in the United Kingdom (UK) in Unwired Planet v Huawei Technologies (Unwired Planet) and Optis Cellular Technology v Apple (which followed the decision of the UK…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London) , Ichiro Nakayama (Hokkaido University, Japan) , Anushka Tanwar (University School of Law and Legal Studies, New Delhi)

The Japanese Government calls for views on SEP Licensing Negotiations

March 8, 2022

Back in 2021 the Competition Enhancement Office and the Intellectual Property Policy Office at the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) established the “Study Group on Licensing…