The Chinese NDRC announces the suspension of an investigation on abuse of dominance against a U.S. wireless technology developer after receiving detailed commitments (Inter Digital Communications)

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Chinese NDRC, China’s NDRC Accepts InterDigital’s Commitments and Suspends Its Investigation, Press release, 22 May 2014

Excessive pricing and standard-essential patents* On May 22 2014, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the suspension of the investigation against Inter Digital Communications (IDC), a US wireless technology developer, as the company had submitted detailed measures to address the regulator’s concerns. What is interesting is the differences in the IDC measures between the press release of NDRC and that of IDC. NDRC states that: 1) IDC will not charge Chinese enter- prises discriminatory and excessive patent licensing fees. 2) IDC will not bundle standard-essential patents (SEPs) with non-SEPs in the patent licence. 3) IDC will not require a Chinese manufacturer to agree to a royalty-free, reciprocal

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He Jing, The Chinese NDRC announces the suspension of an investigation on abuse of dominance against a U.S. wireless technology developer after receiving detailed commitments (Inter Digital Communications), 22 May 2014, e-Competitions Commitment Decisions, Art. N° 67605

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