ADR in SEP Licensing Disputes
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World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva Author Emmanuel Berrod Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 S ource Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert I mentioned the government's consultation on standard essential patents in Latest Consultation on Standard Essential Patent Licensing on 18 July 2025. One of the topics is "Tell us how alternative dispute resolution services work for standard essential patent disputes." According to its "WIPO ADR for FRAND Disputes" page , the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre has administered some 80 WIPO mediation cases relating to FRAND licensing negotiations. Here are examples of some of the disputes that the Centre has handled: "Mediations between large SEP holders and implementers in Asia and Europe to facilitate the agreement of FRAND licensing terms. Requests for WIPO Mediation relating to licensing negotiations between patent pool administrators and implementers in relation to ongoing unsuccessful...