Outside Publication

What’s FRAND Got to Do With It: How Will Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory Terms be Determined for Accessing Digital Platforms?, Competition Policy International

March 19, 2024

Partner Richard Taffet and associate Nina Jayne Carroll wrote an article for Competition Policy International’s (CPI) Columns Intellectual Property discussing how Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) principles apply in the context of digital platforms. The article discusses whether existing FRAND standard essential patents licensing case law can adequately inform FRAND determinations when applied to digital platforms, as well as issues and questions to consider when FRAND principles define terms for third-party access to digital platforms, and what characterizes a balanced approach that satisfies party interests.

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