CUBICIBUC announces the launch of its LTE SEP strength analysis
Published: November 26, 2017
By: CUBICIBUC
Patent valuation for SEP’s is the subject of much heated debate amongst patent holders and implementers, and is a taxing issue for Courts and regulators worldwide. Negotiations in SEP licensing in the telecoms sector have invariably relied on some kind of patent counting as SEP holders boast about the size of their portfolios, and recent Court decisions in the UK (such as Unwired Planet vs Huawei) and in the US have used counting techniques. […]
Why the ETSI IPR Policy Requires Licensing to All
Published: November 2017
By: Karl Heinz Rosenbrock
The ETSI IPR Policy maintains this balance by requiring every ETSI member to use reasonable endeavours to inform ETSI of ESSENTIAL IPRs in a timely fashion. Once an Essential IPR is identified, the IPR owner is asked to make an irrevocable undertaking in writing that it is prepared to grant irrevocable licences on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND)
terms and conditions under the IPR. In order to facilitate the process of notification of […]
Licensing At All Levels Is The Rule Under The ETSI IPR Policy: A Response to Dr. Bertram Huber
Published: November 6, 2017
By: Karl Heinz Rosenbrock
As the former Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Mr. Rosenbrock has followed with interest the various discussions and disputes regarding the application of the ETSI IPR Policy. The ETSI IPR Policy was drafted, debated and finalized during his tenure, and he was closely involved in its creation and approval and has followed further discussions within ETSI.
In a recent paper, Mr. Rosenbrock explained that a promise to license Standard Essential […]
Why the ETSI IPR Policy Requires Licensing to All
Published: August 2017
By: Karl Heinz Rosenbrock
Karl Rosenbrock is the former Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(“ETSI”). He writes,
“I have followed with interest the various discussions and disputes regarding the
application of the ETSI IPR Policy. The ETSI IPR Policy was drafted, debated and finalized during
my tenure, and I was closely involved in its creation and approval and have followed further
discussions within ETSI. I was therefore asked by the Fair Standards Alliance to allow
publication of my views on the […]
Bipartisan Patent Reform and Competition Policy
Published: May 4, 2017
Publication: American Enterprise Institute
(Tim Muris is a Foundation Professor of Law at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, Senior Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and was chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2004. He published a report with the American Enterprise Institute titled “Bipartisan Patent Reform and Competition Policy.” A summary appears here.)
Innovation vs. Stifled Competition
As an academic, a government official, and an industry adviser for several decades, I […]
Empirical study on patenting and standardization activities at IEEE
Published: 3/1/17
Publication: IPlytics GmbH
Technical standardization can involve the integration of hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of technologies, many of which are protected by patents. Such “standard essential patents” (SEPs) are subject to a variety of unique contract and competition law issues and considerations. To support access to and use of standards, and to restrict abuses, many standards-setting organizations (SSOs) require that participants submit binding declarations to offer licenses to their SEPs on “fair reasonable and […]