The End of U.S. Government Guidance on FRAND? (RECORDING)
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The U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Patent and Trademark Office recently withdrew their 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments without reinstating their previous 2013 policy statement or issuing a new statement. The agencies took this action despite having circulated a draft policy statement in 2021 that elicited extensive public comment. This webinar will focus on the history and context of the agencies’ 2013, 2019, and (draft) 2021 policy statements, as well as the legal impact of their withdrawal. It will also include a discussion of where the U.S. government, standards organizations, and private parties should go from here.