Holders of SEPs are obliged to licence the patent's use to competitors in return for a fee on so-called fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (Frand) terms.
In a somewhat more significant part of the deal, Google also agreed to make its standards-essential patents available on so-called fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms without using injunctions to block their use by rivals.
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Microsoft's lawsuit states that Google had requested an excessive amount of money for its Frand-type patents - rights that were supposed to be offered on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms since Motorola had acknowledged their critical status.
Stinebrickner-Kauffman is critical of the non-profit group, the Fair Labor Association, which Apple has invited to audit most of its manufacturing facilities in China.
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Consequently, a decision to use routine standards of assessment for a non-routine subject is not a fair decision.
Those aforementioned internal programs can be designed to also include fair warning that non-compliance is likelier than ever to result in prison terms.
"Micromax is committed to negotiating a FRAND license with Ericsson as Ericsson has undertaken to providing a Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) license to Micromax, " the Indian company said in a statement.
Yet standards essential patents must be licensed on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory grounds (FRAND).
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But my understanding is that RBS's non-executives feel he does deserve a fair sized bonus.
For this, they agree on what is called a Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory, or FRAND, license agreement.
Again, ask yourself (in a fair, balanced, non-partisan way, please) which brand best meets consumer expectations in an extraordinarily demanding category?
The global system for licences allows for rival companies to agree the use of patents under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions.
Given that these are standards essential patents then you (or Samsung in this case) have already agreed to license them on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
The talks are centring on what are known as fair, resasonable and non-discriminatory-type patents (FRAND) for innovations that are recognised as being critical to an industry standard.
And part of having your patent incorporated into a standard is that you must licence them on a FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms to anyone who asks.
Mr Blair's gang has inherited an economy in fair shape, amid a non-inflationary recovery which shows few signs of running out of steam.
By law, any patents that are deemed to be necessary to make a standards compliant product must be licensed by the patent owner at fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
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It has a reasonable employment rate, a fair number of professionals and more non-manual workers than manual.
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In recent years there has been increased scientific interest in whether non-human primates are able to understand the concept of fair play.
If this is a tax loophole, the easy fair fix would be to tax the non-for-profit on the donations it receives in the form of appreicated property.
George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, clung for too long to his fair-weather formula about sharing the proceeds of non-existent growth.
Now, it's only fair to say most people, the religious and the non-religious alike, don't buy any of this, but none more than the owners of some of the adult businesses along I-35.
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If a fair and simpler tax system served to jumpstart economic growth, non-profits might even come out ahead, thanks to the traditional generosity of Americans.
And, hence, the stock is not likely to show its true fair value in the near term until the noise from the non-operating factors slowly dies down.
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Britain is slightly ahead on this, since its own rules ensure more fair-value reporting, although some important requirements will not apply to non-listed companies until next year.
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