The IKomidi Lezindaba Zezomthetho emukelwe ngoLwesithathu, ngamavoti angu-13, awekho amavoti aphikisayo kanye nayi-10 angazange avume, isikhundla sawo emithethweni emisha yokweseka okuthiwa yi-standard-essential patents (SEPs). Lawa malungelo obunikazi avikela ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu, obufana ne-Wi-Fi noma i-5G, obubalulekile ezingeni lobuchwepheshe, okusho ukuthi isb ayikho imikhiqizo ye-inthanethi Yezinto (IoT) engathuthukiswa ngaphandle kokuyisebenzisa. Baphinde babambe iqhaza elikhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwezimoto ezixhumene, amadolobha ahlakaniphile kanye nobuchwepheshe bokunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Inhloso ukukhuthaza abanikazi be-SEP nabaqalisi ukuthi basungule e-EU futhi bakhe imikhiqizo esekelwe kubuchwepheshe bakamuva obumisiwe obuzozuzisa amabhizinisi nabathengi.
Ukugcizelela ezinkampanini ezincane
Ama-MEP afuna ukufaka umsebenzi Ihhovisi le-European Union Intellectual Property (EUIPO) ukwakha Ihabhu Losizo Lokunikeza Ilayisense ye-SEP njengesitolo esisodwa ukuze sinikeze ukuqeqeshwa nokusekelwa kwamahhala kumabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo (ama-SME) kanye nabaqalayo. I-EUIPO kufanele futhi isize izinkampani ezincane ukuthi zibone ukuthi iyiphi i-patent ebalulekile evamile ezizoyidinga futhi ngaleyo ndlela zikhokhele lapho zithuthukisa imikhiqizo yazo kanye nendlela yokuwaphoqelela kangcono amalungelo azo, okuhlanganisa nendlela yokukhokhwa uma zinalo lobunikazi.
Isikhungo sekhono se-EUIPO
Ama-MEP avumelene ngokunikeza i-EUIPO amandla amasha okusiza ukunciphisa ukuqulwa kwamacala futhi kwandiswe ukubonakala kwezinto obala. I-EUIPO izodala irejista yabanikazi bamalungelo obunikazi ajwayelekile abalulekile, izoqinisekisa ukuthi yimaphi amalungelo obunikazi abaluleke ngempela ezingeni elithile, iyini inkokhelo efanelekile ngokusetshenziswa kwamalungelo obunikazi anjalo futhi inikeze usizo ezingxoxweni ezihlobene phakathi kwezinkampani. I-EUIPO kufanele futhi imise isizindalwazi se-elekthronikhi esinolwazi oluningiliziwe ngemigomo ye-SEP yabasebenzisi ababhalisiwe, okuhlanganisa nezikhungo zemfundo.
Isikhungo sekhono se-EUIPO sizophinda siqeqeshe abahloli bama-SEP nabaxhumanisi abalamula amaqembu futhi sisungule ama-roster e-EU alezi zikhundla. Ama-MEP engeze izinhlinzeko zokuqinisekisa ukuthi laba abazongenela ukhetho baneziqu ezidingekayo futhi abachemi. Isikhungo samakhono sizophinde sibambisane namahhovisi kazwelonke nawamazwe ngamazwe obunikazi kanye neziphathimandla zamazwe esithathu asebenzisana nama-SEP ukuze sithole ulwazi mayelana nemithetho ehlobene nama-SEP ngaphandle kwe-EU.
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Kulandela ivoti lekomiti, unobhala U-Marion Walsmann (EPP, DE) yathi: “Amathuluzi amasha azoletha izinto obala okudingeka kakhulu ohlelweni olufiphele, zenze izingxoxo zisebenze kahle futhi zisebenze kahle, futhi ziqinise ubukhosi bezobuchwepheshe baseYurophu. Isibonelo, ku-5G cishe u-85% wamalungelo obunikazi abalulekile abalulekile empeleni awabalulekile. Ukuhlolwa okusha okubalulekile kuzomisa ukwenzeka kokumenyezelwa ngokweqile futhi kuqinise isikhundla sabanikazi be-EU SEP' ezimakethe zomhlaba. Abanikazi be-SEP bazophinde bahlomule enanini elikhuphukile lamalayisensi, izivumelwano ezisheshayo, imbuyiselo ebikezelwa kakhudlwana, kanye nengozi encishisiwe yokuqulwa kwecala. Abasebenzisa i-SEP, u-85% wabo okungamabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo, bazohlomula ngokubikezelwa kwezomthetho nezezimali. "
Izinyathelo ezilandelayo
Umbhalo okuvunyelwene ngawo udinga ukwamukelwa yiPhalamende lilonke ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale izingxoxo namazwe e-EU mayelana nesimo sokugcina somthetho.
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Imakethe yamanje yama-SEPs ihlukene phakathi, njengoba ingekho inhlangano ephethe ukwazisa amafemu mayelana nokuthi ubani ophethe imaphi amalungelo obunikazi abalulekile nokuthi acela malini ukuze asetshenziswe. Lokhu kwenza kube nzima ukuthi izinkampani zenze izisetshenziswa ezintsha zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obufakwe kulawa malungelo obunikazi. IKhomishana iphakamise okusha ukulawulwa kwamalungelo obunikazi ajwayelekile abalulekile ngo-April 2023 njengengxenye 'Iphakheji yobunikazi be-EU'. Isiphakamiso siphendula ePhalamende isixazululo kusukela ngomhlaka-11 Novemba 2021, lapho ama-MEP abize khona uhlelo oluqinile, olulinganiselayo noluqinile lwempahla yengqondo.
