{"id":53529,"date":"2025-05-14T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/?post_type=pr-regular&p=53529"},"modified":"2025-05-14T18:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:21:18","slug":"why-europe-must-keep-the-sep-licensing-regulation-to-protect-automotive-innovation-and-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"pr-regular","link":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/press-release\/why-europe-must-keep-the-sep-licensing-regulation-to-protect-automotive-innovation-and-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Europe must keep the SEP licensing regulation to protect automotive innovation and competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brussels, 14 May 2025 \u2013 The European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA) echoes the calls of the European Parliament in support of the Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) licensing regulation and calls upon the European institutions to oppose the European Commission\u2019s proposed withdrawal of the SEP regulation. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This important legislation, introduced in April 2023 and endorsed by a substantial majority in the European Parliament in early 2024, is essential to the success of European innovation and would ensure fair and reasonable access to patented wireless technologies for Europe\u2019s automotive industry. It would allow the establishment of a more transparent and efficient SEP licensing framework and is intended to end the exploitative practices that undermine innovation and inflate costs for vehicle manufacturers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without this framework, European automakers remain vulnerable to non-European SEP license holders who refuse to license to suppliers and instead demand excessive royalties from Vehicle Manufacturers, often under the threat of injunctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of discussion about the competitiveness of the EU industry and not letting EU industry fail in competition with other regions. This is a golden opportunity to translate this lofty rhetoric into practice \u2013 give EU companies, the users of patents, fair access to licences necessary to develop innovative technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Regulation is vital for the future of connected and automated vehicles in Europe,\u201d said Sigrid de Vries, Director General of ACEA. \u201cWithdrawing it now would not only disregard the clear democratic mandate of Parliament, but it would also hand a strategic advantage to global competitors who have already moved ahead with regulatory solutions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is urgent that the European Commission continue the legislative process, amend the proposal where needed, and adopt the SEP Regulation without delay. Europe\u2019s R&D leadership and innovative strength, as well as the competitiveness of the European automotive industry in the digital age, are at stake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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ACEA echoes the calls of the European Parliament in support of the Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) licensing regulation and calls upon the European institutions to oppose the European Commission\u2019s proposed withdrawal of the SEP regulation. <\/div>\n\t\t\t
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ACEA letter on SEP licencing<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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