Principal Benjamin Elacqua Provides Perspective on USPTO’s Standard Essential Patent Strategy

Co-leader of Fish & Richardson's Standard Essential Patent (SEP) practice, Ben Elacqua, provided insights to Law360 discussing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's newly formed working group focused on strengthening remedies and valuation approaches for standard essential patents. Elacqua noted the inherent complexity of valuing SEPs and emphasized the importance of bringing stakeholders together to develop more predictable licensing frameworks.

Excerpt: “...bringing parties to the table to discuss the issues should hopefully lead to some new ideas and new ways to tackle them.”

Read the full article: What To Expect From USPTO's Essential Patent Group