IEEE Intellectual Property Discussion

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IEEEIntellectual Property Discussion
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT GSC14-IPR WG-012
FOR Presentation
SOURCE IEEE
AGENDA ITEM IPR WG
CONTACT(S) w.c.adams_at_ieee.org

• Dr. W. Charlton Adams,
• President, IEEE Standards Association

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IEEE-SA Patent Policy

• Allows disclosure of rates, terms, and conditions
  early in technology selection process
• Allows consideration of licensing costs as part
  of relative cost comparison activities during
  technology selection process
• Allows participants to be informed of assurances
• Web-accessible letters of assurance are
• Easy to find and understand
• Available 24/7
• Optional posting of licenses and/or terms
• Makes assurances irrevocable
• Specifies applicability of assurance to
  affiliates
• Establishes duty to update assurances
• Requires notification to assignees/transferees
• Ensures IP commitments are global

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IEEE Patent Pool Initiative

• Collaboration with VIA Licensing announced
  December 2008
• Collaboration aims
• To foster patent pools based on IEEE standards
• To accelerate time-to-license
• To broaden the adoption of technologies
  standardized by IEEE
• To encourage IP holders to consider the benefits
  of participation in patent pools
• To streamline the process of pool formation
• Initial patent pool activity June 2009 for Power
  over Ethernet