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EU’s draft policy framework for SEPs still slated for end of April, Vestager says

By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts
  • 21 Mar 2023 17:12
  • 21 Mar 2023 17:12
The European Commission remains on track to update the EU's policy framework for the licensing of standard essential patents around April 26, according to the bloc's competition boss.
"We hope to be able to table it by the end of April," said Margrethe Vestager. "This is still a work in

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