See PA Consulting Group, Essential Intellectual Property in 3GPP-FDD 17 (May 2006) (finding that of patents studied that were declared essential to 3GPP-FTD standards, including UMTS, only 36% were actually essential); see also PA Consulting Group, LTE Essential IPR: PA's 3GP P-LTE Database and Report 13 (July 2012) (finding that of patents studied that were declared essential to LTE, only 40% were essential).SEP holder must also demonstrate that its patents are infringed… [read post]

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