Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules

Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by askvictor on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:26AM (#14321835)

I don't think a patent holder is obligated to license a patent unless it is part of a technical standard.

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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by pgeorgi on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:22AM (#14323325)

And even then only because _they_ agreed to it for the particular instance. You can't define a standard that uses tech described in your competitors patents and then force them to license those.

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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by aetherson on Friday May 12, 2017 @01:14PM (#14325787)

Yes, you are correct. Standards Essential Patents are a subclass of normal patents. They are the only ones that the holder is obligated to license out. Normal patents carry no obligation to license them under any terms, much less "reasonable" ones.

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