The interface between Standards and IPRs The ... - The Bolin Group
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World Class <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ards</strong><br />
TRANSPARENCY OF LICENSING TERMS<br />
What ex ante disclosure of licensing terms is:<br />
‣ mechanism about submitting anticipated licensing terms for a given<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard draft before the contribution is locked-in as a st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
‣ fostering competition on the basis of technology <strong>and</strong> price before the<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard is approved<br />
‣ can bring pro-competitive benefits subject to appropriate safeguards<br />
• Para. 225 of the EC Guidelines on TTBE<br />
• EC Press Release, 12 December 2005<br />
Dr. Michael Fröhlich<br />
ETSI Legal Adviser<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ards</strong> Edge Conference, Beijing, 17-18 April 2007 11