The European Commission expert group's take on standard-essential patents : a short commentary for a long report

European policymakers are seeking to improve the legal certainty, reliability and transparency of the standard-essential patent (“SEP”) licensing framework, as evidenced by several reports and communications over the recent years. In 2017, the European Commission committed to setting up an expert group (“EG”) to monitor SEP licensing markets and gather information on the internet of things (“IoT”) industries practices. In January 2021, the EG published a Report examining the challenges of SEP licensing in the IoT. This paper analyses the EG proposed reforms and comments on their suitability in the IoT licensing context.European Union Project Jean Monnet Module EU Intellectual Property no. 599683-EPP-1-2018-1-SK-EPPJMO- MODUL