The limits to IPR standardization policies as evidenced by strategic patenting in UMTS

被引:41
作者
Bekkers, Rudi [2 ]
West, Joel [1 ]
机构
[1] San Jose State Univ, Lucas Grad Sch Business, San Jose, CA 95192 USA
[2] Eindhoven Univ Technol, ECIS, NL-5600 BM Eindhoven, Netherlands
关键词
Standardization; IPR policy; Mobile phones; 3G; W-CDMA; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RIGHTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.telpol.2008.11.003
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
The impact of patents and patent royalties are a major concern of standards setting organizations. This study examines the patents filed in the standardization of UMTS, the third-generation mobile phone technology developed under sponsorship of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and others, using a patent policy developed in response to issues faced in the earlier GSM (nee Group Special Mobile) standardization. After contrasting firm strategies and policy effectiveness between the GSM and UMTS efforts, the paper reviews the potential impact of potential changes to the ETSI IPR (intellectual property rights) policy. (c) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:80 / 97
页数:18
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