The word "sep" is not an established word in English, though it may be used in some slang contexts as an abbreviation for "separate".
In formal writing "separate" should be used instead. Example: We decided to buy a new couch and keep the old one in a separate room.
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And there is no reason to think that other SEP-holders will come off as badly as Motorola did: another court may find that another set of SEPs is worth much more.
(Members of patent pools agree to license their SEPs to third parties and each other in a single package).
They would consider RAND royalties already being paid for other SEPs, thus limiting the risk of royalty-stacking.
In theory, owners of standard-essential patents (SEPs) are thus in a powerful position.
This sets out 15 factors that might be used to calculate reasonable royalties (they have been applied in several disputes, but not until now to SEPs).
