[SIPForum-discussion] Fwd: IEEE-SA & VIA LICENSING CORP COLLABORATE TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING PROGRAMS

[Eric Burger]

What do people think of the attached, if we do happen to stumble upon  
IPR in SIP Forum work?

Free is best, but what if it is not, especially if the IPR comes from  
a non-member (who is not under any requirement to disclose IPR)?


Begin forwarded message:

> From: IEEE Standards Association
> Date: December 8, 2008 12:01:17 PM EST
> Subject: IEEE-SA & VIA LICENSING CORP COLLABORATE TO FOSTER  
> INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING PROGRAMS
>
> IEEE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION AND VIA LICENSING CORPORATION COLLABORATE  
> TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING PROGRAMS FOR IEEE STANDARDS
>
>
> The IEEE Standards Association and Via Licensing Corporation  
> announced today a collaborative effort to foster patent licensing  
> programs, also known as patent pools, for IEEE standards. The  
> collaboration’s goal is to accelerate and broaden adoption of IEEE  
> standards-based technologies.
>
> The two organizations plan to build awareness of the benefits of  
> patent pools in the IEEE-SA corporate stakeholder community.  Via  
> will administer the licensing programs that emerge from these  
> efforts. These patent pools will bring together multiple entities  
> who own patents essential to the practice of IEEE standards to  
> license their individual Intellectual Property (IP) rights through a  
> streamlined process.
>
> According to Judith Gorman, Managing Director, IEEE Standards  
> Association, “The collaboration with Via Licensing is a  
> groundbreaking step for the IEEE in addressing the needs of our  
> industry stakeholders to see their significant investment in  
> standards development rewarded. We expect that our participation at  
> the earliest stages of the patent pooling process will reduce the  
> barriers that prevent the rapid adoption of technology standards.”
>
> Patent pools provide an expedient business construct for holders of  
> essential patents related to a specification or standard. Licensors  
> in the pool facilitate access to their intellectual property by  
> establishing a single royalty rate and license for all of the  
> patents in the pool.
>
> Patent pools can bring a measure of stability to patent licensing  
> for a particular technology by reducing litigation risks and  
> establishing a market rate. As a result, licensees find it easier to  
> obtain licenses, and licensors can monetize their research  
> investment in a market-enabling and cost-effective manner.
>
> To view more information, please visit:
> http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/patentlicensingprograms.html
>
> IEEE. Fostering technological innovation and excellence for the  
> benefit of humanity.
>
> IEEE Standards Association
> 445 Hoes Lane
> Piscataway, NJ 08854
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