Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0133(COD)
Standard essential patents and amending Regulation (EU)2017/1001
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament adopted its first-reading position on 28 February 2024. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.
- Referred to committee(done) 15 June 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 January 2024
- Tabled for plenary(done) 30 January 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 28 February 2024
- Negotiations with the Council(to come)
- Published as law(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Marion Walsmann (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Tiemo Wölken (S&D), Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Renew), Mep #197431 (Greens), Kosma Złotowski (ECR), Mep #124738 (ID), Mep #24505 (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection· rapporteurMep #124708 (Renew)
- Industry, Research and Energy
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 28 Feb 2024
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of a proposed regulation on standard essential patents (SEPs) sets up a competence centre within the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to run a register, essentiality checks, aggregate royalty opinions and FRAND determination.
Tabled for plenary· 30 Jan 2024
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on standard essential patents (SEPs) sets up an electronic register and database, essentiality checks, aggregate royalty determination and a FRAND determination procedure, all run by a competence centre at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Committee draft· 2 Oct 2023
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (IMCO), Opinion (INTA), Draft opinion (INTA)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
28 February 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 28 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0100/2024Report A9-0016/2024
27 February 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 27 Feb 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0146/2023Council / Commission text C9-0147/2023Council / Commission text C9-0148/2023Council / Commission text C9-0149/2023Council / Commission text C9-0152/2023Report A9-0016/2024Report A9-0019/2024Report A9-0020/2024Report A9-0022/2024Report A9-0023/2024
30 January 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
24 January 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
4 December 2023
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
28 November 2023
INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
31 October 2023
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (JURI)Amendments in committee (JURI)
2 October 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
15 June 2023
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0133(COD)