This WIPO white paper outlines its 2024–2026 strategy on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), aiming to address global challenges in SEP licensing and enforcement. It promotes four key roles: global dialogue platform, knowledge hub, venue for amicable resolution, and service provider. The strategy focuses on transparency, fair licensing (FRAND), and support for stakeholders through dispute resolution, data access, and policy coordination. WIPO emphasizes neutrality, complementarity, and voluntary participation to ensure balance between patent holders and implementers while supporting innovation and reducing litigation costs.

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