Agencies Extend Comment Period for SEPs Draft Policy Statement

The comment period for a draft policy statement on licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to reasonable and non-discriminatory or fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms is extended until Feb. 4, DOJ announced Monday. DOJ extended the comment period 30 days with the Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The statement “seeks to promote good-faith licensing negotiations and addresses the scope of remedies available to patent owners,” DOJ said.