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The FCC could protect North American R&D interests by including a blanket requirement for all applicants to identify any US company that has approached any FCC applicant for purposes of patent licensing.
The followup mechanism would require the applicant to post a bond equal to some percentage of the unresolved licensing claim to reduce the likelihood of the matter being tied up years on end as evidenced by IDCC/Nokia, Qualcomm/Nokia, etc. A statement to the effect the applicant has no collaborative IPR pricing arrangements with any competitors to hold a US R&D patent holder hostage while a given company group negotiates is recommended; i.e. all licensing deliberations are unequivocally bi-lateral.
FRAND is between two parties subject to American as opposed to French law.
It's about time our government stands up for American R&D interests as well as protecting trade among foreign companies unwilling to resort to IPR free riding to compete in North America.
imo
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