Intellectual Property Rights And Competition In Standard Setting
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Author |
: Valerio Torti |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2015-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317376651 |
ISBN-13 |
: 131737665X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Intellectual Property Rights and Competition in Standard Setting by : Valerio Torti
Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual property rules define a legal framework which allows undertakings to profit from their inventions. This in turn encourages competition among firms and enhances dynamic efficiency, to the benefit of consumer welfare. Standard setting represents one of the fields where the interaction between competition law and IPRs clearly comes to light. The collaborative goal of standard setting organizations (SSOs) is to adopt and promote standards that either do not conflict with anyone’s right or, if they do, are developed under condition that patents are licensed under defined terms. This book examines the tension between IPRs and competition in the standard setting field which can arise when innovators over-exploit the rights they have been granted and hold up an entire industry. The book compares EU and U.S. jurisdictions with a particular focus on the IT and telecommunication sectors. It scrutinizes those practices which could harm standard setting and its goals, looking at misleading conducts by SSOs’ members which may lead to breach the EU and U.S. antitrust provisions on abuse of market power. Recent developments in EU and U.S. standard setting are analysed highlighting the differences in enforcement approaches. The book considers how the optimal balance between IPRs and industry standards can be struck, suggesting a policy model which takes into account both innovators’ interests and SSOs’ goals.
Author |
: Valerio Torti |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2015-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317376644 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317376641 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Intellectual Property Rights and Competition in Standard Setting by : Valerio Torti
Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual property rules define a legal framework which allows undertakings to profit from their inventions. This in turn encourages competition among firms and enhances dynamic efficiency, to the benefit of consumer welfare. Standard setting represents one of the fields where the interaction between competition law and IPRs clearly comes to light. The collaborative goal of standard setting organizations (SSOs) is to adopt and promote standards that either do not conflict with anyone’s right or, if they do, are developed under condition that patents are licensed under defined terms. This book examines the tension between IPRs and competition in the standard setting field which can arise when innovators over-exploit the rights they have been granted and hold up an entire industry. The book compares EU and U.S. jurisdictions with a particular focus on the IT and telecommunication sectors. It scrutinizes those practices which could harm standard setting and its goals, looking at misleading conducts by SSOs’ members which may lead to breach the EU and U.S. antitrust provisions on abuse of market power. Recent developments in EU and U.S. standard setting are analysed highlighting the differences in enforcement approaches. The book considers how the optimal balance between IPRs and industry standards can be struck, suggesting a policy model which takes into account both innovators’ interests and SSOs’ goals.
Author |
: Ashish Bharadwaj |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 2017-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811060113 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811060118 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Complications and Quandaries in the ICT Sector by : Ashish Bharadwaj
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. With technology standards becoming increasingly common, particularly in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, the complexities and contradictions at the interface of intellectual property law and competition law have emerged strongly. This book talks about how the regulatory agencies and courts in the United States, European Union and India are dealing with the rising allegations of anti-competitive behaviour by standard essential patent (SEP) holders. It also discusses the role of standards setting organizations / standards developing organizations (SSO/SDO) and the various players involved in implementing the standards that influence practices and internal dynamics in the ICT sector. This book includes discussions on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms and the complexities that arise when both licensors and licensees of SEPs differ on what they mean by “fair”, “reasonable” and “non-discriminatory” terms. It also addresses topics such as the appropriate royalty base, calculation of FRAND rates and concerns related to FRAND commitments and the role of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in collaborative standard setting process. This book provides a wide range of valuable information and is a useful tool for graduate students, academics and researchers.
Author |
: Ashish Bharadwaj |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 350 |
Release |
: 2018-07-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811312328 |
ISBN-13 |
: 981131232X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Multi-dimensional Approaches Towards New Technology by : Ashish Bharadwaj
This open access edited book captures the complexities and conflicts arising at the interface of intellectual property rights (IPR) and competition law. To do so, it discusses four specific themes: (a) policies governing functioning of standard setting organizations (SSOs), transparency and incentivising future innovation; (b) issue of royalties for standard essential patents (SEPs) and related disputes; (c) due process principles, procedural fairness and best practices in competition law; and (d) coherence of patent policies and consonance with competition law to support innovation in new technologies. Many countries have formulated policies and re-oriented their economies to foster technological innovation as it is seen as a major source of economic growth. At the same time, there have been tensions between patent laws and competition laws, despite the fact that both are intended to enhance consumer welfare. In this regard, licensing of SEPs has been debated extensively, although in most instances, innovators and implementers successfully negotiate licensing of SEPs. However, there have been instances where disagreements on royalty base and royalty rates, terms of licensing, bundling of patents in licenses, pooling of licenses have arisen, and this has resulted in a surge of litigation in various jurisdictions and also drawn the attention of competition/anti-trust regulators. Further, a lingering lack of consensus among scholars, industry experts and regulators regarding solutions and techniques that are apposite in these matters across jurisdictions has added to the confusion. This book looks at the processes adopted by the competition/anti-trust regulators to apply the principles of due process and procedural fairness in investigating abuse of dominance cases against innovators.
Author |
: Björn Lundqvist |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 491 |
Release |
: 2014-05-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781781954867 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1781954860 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Standardization under EU Competition Rules and US Antitrust Laws by : Björn Lundqvist
Offering in-depth analysis of the case law currently being written in courtrooms all over the world under the so-called •patent warê, the book puts forward a new method for applying competition law to standards and standard-setting _ in both its collus
Author |
: Steven Anderman |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2011-02-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 019958995X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780199589951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Synopsis Intellectual Property and Competition Law by : Steven Anderman
Examining the relationship between intellectual property and competition law with a particular focus on European law, this book highlights areas emerging new frontiers.
Author |
: Nuno Pires de Carvalho |
Publisher |
: Kluwer Law International B.V. |
Total Pages |
: 865 |
Release |
: 2015-04-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789041160430 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9041160434 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis IP and Antitrust by : Nuno Pires de Carvalho
Consumers can make choices because of the differentiation that is preserved by intellectual property. Competition law informs intellectual property, generally with the intent of ensuring that it achieves this main purpose. However, very often, certain public policies relating to competition interfere with the way intellectual property should normally operate, either with the purpose of reinforcing its differentiating role, or with the objective of submitting it to other public goals – such as access to essential goods and services, or in recognition of situations where a given invention becomes part of a technical standard or is deemed dangerous to health or the environment. This book presents eighty cases that interpret the various public policies that mould the interface of intellectual property law with competition law (or antitrust). Although most cases are from the United States - which has developed an enormously wide wealth of jurisprudence in this area - there are also cases from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, South Korea, India, and Argentina. The author presents the cases under the following general headings: • setting the right dosage (i.e., avoiding too much or too little intellectual property); • setting the standards of differentiation; • refusing to license intellectual property; • licensing (and assigning) intellectual property; • enforcing intellectual property rights; • remedies; • intellectual property in sectors of special public interest; and • technical standards. Revealing in extraordinary depth the tensions behind the values of the free market which intellectual property serves and the variety of responses these tensions provoke, this book may be regarded as a watershed resource regarding the principles and policies that, sometimes coherently, sometimes not, preside over the very complex relationship between intellectual property and antitrust. It is sure to be greatly valued by all professionals in both fields, from practitioners to policymakers, as well as by academics.
Author |
: Manveen Singh |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 227 |
Release |
: 2022-07-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811926235 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811926239 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Standard-Setting Organisations’ IPR Policies by : Manveen Singh
This book offers a unique insight into the world of standard-setting organizations (SSOs)’ IPR policies and the role they play in balancing the interests of innovators and implementers, vis-à-vis the development of standards. Since the beginning of the 21st century, there have been quite a few questions asked of the SSOs as to the legality of their IPR policies and the enforceability of disclosure and licensing obligations enshrined therein. That, coupled with disagreements over the appropriate royalty rate and royalty base, has resulted in extensive litigation between innovators and implementers, especially across the Atlantic. The Book, in keeping the USA and EU as the two primary jurisdictions, offers a comprehensive analysis of the disclosure and licensing obligations under SSO IPR policies, with strong theoretical foundations justifying their imposition. More specifically, it offers a bird’s eye view of the various facets of disclosure and licensing, ranging from non-disclosure and transparency on one hand, to the determination of FRAND on the other. While much has been said about the benefits arising out of collaborative standard-setting, disputes involving SEP licensing have not been limited to the courts, and have attracted a significant amount of scrutiny by competition/antitrust agencies. The Book provides an elaborate account of the anti-competitive concerns surrounding standard-setting, and further documents the role of courts and competition agencies in ensuring good faith licensing negotiations between the SEP holders and implementers. Despite largely focusing on SEP licensing disputes in the USA and EU, the Book also offers a dedicated chapter on standard-setting in the Indian context. The readers are presented with an in-depth discussion on the contrasting approaches adopted by the courts and the Competition Commission of India (CCI), in addressing disputes involving SEPs. The said discussion is supplemented by a careful analysis of the SEP licensing guidelines to have emerged out of other implementer-oriented economies like China and Japan. By doing so, the Book offers readers the opportunity to study and compare the SEP licensing framework in developed, as well as developing economies. SSO IPR policies play an integral role in the development of standards, and with technologies such as the Internet of Things and 5G knocking on the doors, the Book makes for a valuable study on the nuances of standard-setting through the lens of SSOs, and will find takers among a wide reader base of students, researchers, academics, law practitioners, corporates, and policy makers.
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: |
Total Pages |
: 28 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1874001790 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781874001799 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Raising the Standard? by :
Author |
: Simon Brinsmead |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 427 |
Release |
: 2021-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108843010 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108843018 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Essential Interoperability Standards by : Simon Brinsmead
Proposes a new expert-led international instrument to address access to essential technical standards.