Title :
Managing patents in standardization: lessons from ETSI’s handling of UMTS
Author :
Bekkers, Rudi ; West, Joel
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Abstract :
The impact of patents and patent royalties are a major concern of standards setting organisations. Here we examine the patents filed in the UMTS 3rd generation mobile phone standard, governed by the ETSI IPR policy in response to patent issues faced during the earlier GSM standardization. We contrast firm strategies and policy effectiveness between the GSM and UMTS efforts, and review the potential impact of potential changes to the ETSI IPR policy.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; cellular radio; copyright; patents; standardisation; 3rd generation mobile phone standard; ETSI; GSM standardization; IPR policy; UMTS; patent; 3G mobile communication; GSM; Intellectual property; Licenses; Mobile handsets; Multiaccess communication; Research and development; Standardization; Standards organizations; Telecommunication standards;
Conference_Titel :
Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology, 2007. SIIT 2007. 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Calgary, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1495-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1496-3
DOI :
10.1109/SIIT.2007.4629326
