Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

**Council of the**
**European Union**

**Interinstitutional File:**

**2023/0133(COD)**

**COVER NOTE**

**Brussels, 28 April 2023**
**(OR. en)**

**8900/23**
**ADD 4**

**PI 57**
**COMPET 386**
**MI 354**
**IND 208**
**IA 90**
**CODEC 750**
**RC 11**

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Ms Martine
DEPREZ, Director

date of receipt: 27 April 2023

To: Ms Thérèse BLANCHET, Secretary-General of the Council of the
European Union

No. Cion doc.: SWD(2023) 125 final

Subject: COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying
the document Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and
of the Council on standard essential patents and amending Regulation
(EU) 2017/1001

Delegations will find attached document SWD(2023) 125 final.

Encl.: SWD(2023) 125 final

8900/23 ADD 4 AF/sk

## COMPET.1 EN

EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

Brussels, 27.4.2023
SWD(2023) 125 final

**COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT**

**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT**

_**Accompanying the document**_

**Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council**

**on standard essential patents and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1001**

{COM(2023) 232 final} - {SEC(2023) 174 final} - {SWD(2023) 123 final} 
{SWD(2023) 124 final}

# **EN EN**

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1 European Union Intellectual Property Office

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|Col1|Col2|EU|non-EU|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|SEP implementers|Costs|-0.77|-0.77|-1.5|
|SEP implementers|Benefits|12.89|13.03|25.9|
|SEP implementers|_Net_|_12.11_|_12.26*_|_24.4_|
|SEP holders|Costs|-8.13|-46.04|-54.2|
|SEP holders|Benefits|3.79|21.50|25.3|
|SEP holders|_Net_|_-4.33_|_-24.54_|_-28.9_|
|_Subtotal (net effect for implementers and holders)_|_Subtotal (net effect for implementers and holders)_|_7.8_|_-12.3_|_-4.5_|
|EPO/NPO benefit|EPO/NPO benefit|29.0||29.0|
|_Total net benefit_|_Total net benefit_|_36.8_|_-12.3_|_24.5_|

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