Standard Essential Patents and Licensing Negotiation Groups Under EU Law

Licensing negotiation groups (“LNGs”) are associations of prospective licensees interested in procuring the license to standard essential patents (“SEPs”). Such licensees unite to collectively negotiate a bilateral license to SEPs between the LNG members and the SEPs holders or patent pools. LNGs can be companies, trade associations, or simply a jointly engaged negotiator shared by all parties. Conversations about the desirability and permissibility of LNGs under EU law attracted renewed