Too much ink has been spilled in an attempt to gin up antitrust controversies regarding efforts by holders of “standard essential patents” (SEPs, patents covering technologies that are adopted as part of technical standards relied upon by manufacturers) to obtain reasonable returns to their property.
The European Union requested the World Trade Organization establish a panel to examine China’s anti suit injunctions in patent cases. Chinese courts have issued ASIs blocking patent holders from enforcing their foreign patent rights outside of China with extensive daily fines.