A new study from Timothy Simcoe and Qing Zhang examines impact of Standard Setting Organization (SSO) intellectual property rights (IPR) policies on standardization and innovation. The authors "interpret these findings as evidence that any link between IPR policies, innovation, and SSO participation is much weaker than purely theoretical arguments to [...]
(WASHINGTON, DC) April 15, 2021- Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) restoration of its 2015 Business Review Letter supporting key clarifications on standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing issues made by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA): “The App Association welcomes the DOJ [...]
On February 3, 2021, ACT | The App Association and a number of other organizations sent a letter to House and Senate Committees regarding abuse of standard-essential patents and potential Congressional Action. To read the full text of the letter, click here.
On January 13, 2021, ACT | The App Association and other organizations sent a memo of recommendations to the Biden-Harris Administration regarding possible policy priorities and actions the new administration can take to curb abuse of standard-essential patent licensing. To read the full memo, click here.
On the Policy@Intel blog, Intel's Greg Slater, Vice-President, Policy and Technical Affairs, and Earl Nied, Program Director, Standards and Intellectual Property Rights, debunks the myth that there is a distinction between innovator companies that invent technologies for inclusion in standards and implementer companies that build standards-compliant products. Read more here
Thomas Cotter, the Briggs and Morgan professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School and an Innovators Network Foundation intellectual property fellow, analyzes the latest update on standards essential patent remedies policy by the U.S. Department of Justice, Patent and Trademark Office, and National Institute of Standards and [...]
Innovators Network Fellow and Rutgers Law School Professor Michael A. Carrier takes issue with the new joint statement on Standard–Essential Patents, saying the statement’s generalities do not meaningfully assist courts and other policymakers on patent holdup issues. Further, a series of omissions and strawmen make the statement less balanced and [...]
Co-published The recent publication of the 5G standard specification has changed the game in terms of communication technology, with the Internet of Things (IoT) looking likely to become a reality (for further information please see “Who will be the technology leader for 5G? Part one”). Part two of this report [...]
Published: 1/13/15This article contains a useful survey of FRAND decisions outside the United States as of mid-2013. The article notes: "With some exceptions, courts worldwide have been robustly enforcing FRAND and disclosure commitments in disputes regarding SEPs to ensure the integrity of the standard setting process and to protect against [...]
Published: 1/13/15In this statement, the FTC explained the potential of FRAND abuse to facilitate hold-up of standard implementers. The Commission stated that “incorporating patented technologies into standards also has the potential to distort competition by enabling SEP holders to use the leverage that they may acquire as a result of [...]