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Project Title:
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Intellectual Property Management in Standard-Setting Processes: An International Comparison
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PIN:
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PGA-STEP-10-05
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Major Unit:
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Policy and Global Affairs
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy
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RSO:
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Merrill, Steve
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Computers and Information Technology; International Issues; Policy for Science and Technology
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Project Scope
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An ad hoc committee under the auspices of The National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) will examine and assess how leading national, regional, and multinational standards bodies address issues of intellectual property (IP) arising in connection with the development of technical standards. Through commissioned analysis, a public workshop in Washington and a report of the findings of an expert committee, the project will first document the policies and practices of different types of standard-setting organizations in different geographical contexts. The committee will consider policies with respect to such matters as; requirements for the disclosure of IP essential or relevant to the development and implementation of standards, the terms of IP licensing to implementers of a standard, and whether conditions attached to IP incorporated in standards carry over to a new holder in the event of a transfer of IP rights. The study will assess how these policies work in practice and in a legal context and how variations in these policies relate to different types of standards activities, organizations, and fields of technology. Second, the project will evaluate the effectiveness of these policies in reducing conflict between IP holders and other implementers, balancing the interests of firms of different sizes and with different business models, and balancing the interests of producers and consumers.
This project is sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The approximate start date for the project is September 19, 2011.
Note: The project duration has been extended. The report is expected to issued in summer 2013.
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Project Duration:
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13 months
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