Selected implementing aspects of the draft Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)

Selected implementing aspects of the draft Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)

Notice Type: Call for tenders

Call for tenders details

Procedure identifier: EC-GROW/2024/OP/0054-PIN

Submission method: Electronic

Status: Open for submission

Description

The study shall address the scope of the draft SEPs Regulation, the implementation of essentiality checks and related administrative aspects. With regard of the scope, the purpose of this contract is to provide the Contracting Authority with an objective, fact-based, economically sound (1) market analysis of the standard landscape based on which, (2) a methodology to apply the scope as described above is established and (3) a preliminary subsumption of the existing standard landscape is drawn to identify specific examples of standards that would warrant inclusion in the scope of application. With regard to the essentiality check system of the proposal, the contract is intended to provide t a comprehensive, streamlined methodology on how to conduct essentiality checks in order to increase transparency on which declared patents are truly essential in order to create conditions for more efficient SEP licencing negotiations to the benefit of both, SEP holders and implementers. Finally, the contract should provide specific elements that pertain to the implementation of the Regulation.

Procedure type: null

Estimated total value: 320000 EUR

TED publication date: 18/06/2024

Lead contracting authority: European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Main classification (CPV):

79311400 - Economic research services

Nature of the contract: Services

Maximum contract duration: 9 MONTH

Award method: best price-quality ratio

Framework agreement: None

Selection criteria:

Milestones

TED publication date: 18/06/2024

Contracting authority is not bound to reply to questions submitted after: Europe/Brussels