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This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) was responsible for protecting consumer interests throughout the UK. Its responsibilities have been passed to a number of different organisations. View the closed OFT site in the UK Government Web Archive ....
Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Sections (41.01 - 41.11) last updated: January 2020.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub provides an explanation of SEP specific words and terms used throughout the guidance.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
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