This year, CHOFN Intellectual Property Research Institute held the International SEP Symposium in Guangzhou again. Nick Reeve presented on FRAND and SEP developments in the UK following the Unwired Planet and Apple decisions.
Mr. Andrew B. Schwaab and Mr. David S. Bloch talked about „Why Can't We Be FRANDs? A Litigator and a Patent Prosecutor Look at Standard-Essential Patents?"
Kay Rupprecht, Dr. Tobias Wuttke and Julian Würmser were speakers from the Meissner Bolte team presented the latest developments in the SEP field from a German perspective and explained the impact of the latest amendment to the German Patent Act on SEP litigation.