ITU Workshop on Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues Concluding Remarks Rapporteurs: Stéphane Tronchon & Michel Goudelis New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union.
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ITU Workshop on Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues Concluding Remarks Rapporteurs: Stéphane Tronchon & Michel Goudelis New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Introductory Remarks Increased role for academics in ITU GISFI is committed to the protection of Indian and global IPRs Ambitious targets for the India 2011 National Telecom Policy New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Industrial Keynote Speakers Dr. Debabrata Nayak (HUAWEI) emphasized the need to identify the Indian patents to be used for Indian standards, and the importance of GISFI in this procedure. Mr. Ajay Ranjan Mishra (Nokia Siemens Networks) noted the importance of standards for interoperability, and the need of a standardization body in India. New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 1 : SDOs/SSOs Perspectives Dr. Krishna Sirohi (GISFI) • India’s need to expand mainly into rural areas with telecom based on new standards • • • • • • Current international standards are not enough for Indian needs All technology generations are needed Combination of existing and new IPR with FRAND commitment ETSI's IPR policy is an interesting base Main groups among other’s future radio network 2G/3G+/IMT-A Green ICT, Interest of things, Service Oriented Networks New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 1 : SDOs/SSOs Perspectives Mr. Antoine Dore (ITU) • Emphasis on the increasing weight of Asia (India) to world patents • Presentation of ITU • • • • • IPR Ad Hoc Group ITU Policy documents Common IPR policy with ISO/IEC Recent Software Guidelines For more transparency ITU develops to co-operation with Patent Offices New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 1 : SDOs/SSOs Perspectives Mr. Asok Chatterjee (ATIS) • Presentation of ATIS • • • Members Areas of interest IPR policy key points reviewed to efficiently serve development of new standards • No major change of IPR policy is deemed necessary New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 1 : SDOs/SSOs Perspectives Mr. Yukio Hiramatsu (TTC) • Introduction of TTC • TTC documents and revised IPR policies • • aligned with ITU-T Aiming at new Software Guidelines • open to International co-operation New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 1 : SDOs/SSOs Perspectives Mr. Dirk Weiler (ETSI) • Presentation of ETSI • • • • Collaborations Objectives IPR policies Revised IPR database linked to the EPO New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 1 : SDOs/SSOs Perspectives Mr. Hung Ling (ALCATEL-LUCENT) • Presentation of TIA IPR Committees • TIA IPR policies and positions on the ANSI and US Government proposals • Positions on Federal Trade Commission • Questions, Hold-Up, and RAND were analyzed New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 2 : Industries’ Perspectives: Part I Mr. Sanjeev Kakkar (VNL) • Overview of the Indian Telecommunication Services Sector • • • Low percentage of Indian manufactured equipment Government target is 65% of equipment to be locally produced in 2020 Innovation, R&D standards development and IPR generation are the basis for success New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 2 : Industries’ Perspectives: Part I Mr. Stéphane Tronchon (Qualcomm) • Presentation of the Global Standards Ecosystem • • • • The role for R&D Investments and strong IPR protection when contributing to SDOs Views and characteristics of Open Standards Effectiveness of FRAND Balanced IPR Policies incentivize participation SDOs New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 2 : Industries’ Perspectives: Part I Mr. Utsab Banerjee (TCS) • • • • Pros and cons of open/closed standards FRAND and ex-ante declaration on licensing Enforcement of standards in India in the ICT field Ex-ante FRAND and a safe harbor under national competition law for such ex ante activities New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 3 : Industries’ Perspectives: Part II Mr. Dinesh Chand Sharma (Ericsson) • • • Emphasized the need of standardization to ensure interoperability in Telecommunications IPR is based on R&D and innovation FRAND licensing is essential to ensure innovation and openness New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 3 : Industries’ Perspectives: Part II Mr. Michael Fröhlich (RIM) • SDOs/SSOs IPR policies • FRAND and IPR declarations are the base of these policies • • • The more complicated landscape leads to more disputes and to the need for more complete public policies An appreciation of FRAND is important The notion of essential patents has also ambiguities that have to be clarified New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 3 : Industries’ Perspectives: Part II Mr. Serge Raes (France Telecom) • • • • • Presented the mechanism of patent pools A model for licensing based on IPR included in standards brings the question of evaluation of RAND and essential patents The 3G LTE example outlined the problem of the plural essential patents and the potential advantages of a patent pool Benefits are more substantial than drawbacks for SME patent holders Operators could also profit from patent pools New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Open Discussion Of 1st Day Session Debate … chaired by Mr. Serge Raes (France Telecom) Most questions from the audience evolved around ex- ante, validity of essential patents and RAND-FRAND leading to a lively and open discussion New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 4: Public Authorities Mrs. Anne Lehouck (European Commission) • • • Gave an overview of - the European standardization policy - Attributes for ICT Fora and Consortia in the proposed regulation and of the EU competition rules re horizontal co-operation agreements FRAND principle is an acceptable solution in Europe Presentation of past and future EC workshops re IPRs New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 4: Public Authorities Mr. Arun Golas (TEC) • • Necessity to conform to standards and the benefits of standardization, especially in the ICT field Overview of standardization in India • • Role of TEC in the formulation of technical requirements Necessity for certification of telecom products • • Proactive role for India (involving all stakeholders and accademics) Necessity for the creation of an Indian standards organization New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 4: Public Authorities Mrs. Tomoko Miyamoto (WIPO) • Highlighted the objectives of the patent system • • • • Incentives to innovate and knowledge sharing Common objectives of patents and standards with potential conflicts of interests Proper functioning of the patent system should help in dealing with the increase of patent numbers WIPO SCP • • • • Results of the « standards and patents » report Focus of the committee’s work on patent quality Efforts to disseminate patent information (WIPO patent scope) to increase transparency Activities and benefits of WIPO’s arbitration and mediation center were introduced International New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 Telecommunication Union Session 4: Public Authorities Mr. Michel Goudelis (EPO) • • • Emphasized the EPO’s efforts towards: • High quality documentation • Improved training for examiners Presented in the ICT domain, EPO’s internal and external initiatives to co-operate with SDOs/SSOs (e.g. ETSI and EPO IPR database are now connected) Co-operation to be reinforced with regional patent offices and SDOs/SSOs New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 4: Public Authorities Debate … chaired by Mr. Michel Goudelis (EPO) The debate centered around the efforts to simplify and harmonize different filing procedures, certifications and relationships among patents and standards in the ICT field New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 5: Software Copyright Issues Mr. Hung Ling (Alcatel-Lucent) • Emphasized that the innovation standardization virtuous cycle helps companies to differentiate each other and ensures that customers are provided with the best technology on the market. As a result, software cannot be mandated to standards implementers; and if so, specific rules are needed in the SDOs/SSOs IPR policies • A global company benefits from unified rules re IPRs in SDOs New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 5: Software Copyright Issues Mr. Serge Raes (France Telecom) • • • • Explained different definitions of software and the specific regime for codecs The overhaul objective in standards is to avoid incorporation of unidentified 3rd parties in order to avoid contamination Specific examples of source code contributions in the ITU IPR database Example of France Telecom strategy New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 5: Software Copyright Issues Mr. Dirk Weiler (ETSI) • Explained the background for the recent modifications of the ETSI Directives to address copyright rules when software is contributed for inclusion in an ETSI standard New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 5: Software Copyright Issues Mr. Wadsworth (Qualcomm, on behalf of ITU) • • As in ETSI, there is a general discouragement for using software in ITU recommendations ITU’s existing guidelines on software were recently improved • • • Different types of software Issues of representation and warranties Negation of implied patent licenses and licensing arrangements (5 options) for the different uses of the software New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 5: Software Copyright Issues Mr. Hung Ling (ALCATEL-LUCENT on behalf of ANSI) • Presented the ANSI software guidelines (note: Patent issues are governed by the patent policy) and the ANSI’s procedures for accreditation of standards developers New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 5: Software Copyright Issues Debate … chaired by Mr. Wadsworth (Qualcomm, on behalf of ITU) • Relationship between the copyright license and the patent license • Responsibility of the contributors • SDOs/SSOs and the collaborative nature of the standardization process in general New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 6: Academia Perspectives Dr. Stephan Gauch (Fraunhofer Institute) • • • • • • Summary of research findings on standards and IPR Telecommunications technologies provide the most essential patents in standards Non-Practicing entities identified as a threat by the industry Interesting results of studies were cited IPR does not seem to destabilize standards Clear rules and transparency were praised New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 6: Academia Perspectives Dr. Brad Biddle (Arizona State University) • SDO/SSO Framework • • • • • 251 + standards in a laptop (search results from a study) IP rules of these standards Percentage of SDOs/SSOs and consortia Emphasized the importance of consortia specifications Dominance of RAND IPR New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 6: Academia Perspectives Professor R.C. Tiwari (IIIT Allahabad) • • • Importance of patents for advancing new technologies Examination of the use of patents in standards with references to patent indexes and databases Retrieving prior art remains a challenge for academics New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 6: Academia Perspectives Professor S.S Inamdar (STES, India) • • Indian Academics are not advanced in IPR production Proposal: • • Innovation adopted to the particular needs of India Areas of priority for GISFI which involves academia New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union Session 6: Academia Perspectives Moderator for Q&A … Mr. Knud Erik (SKOUBY) Questions dealt with the role of academia to ameliorate IPR production in India, and the numbers of standards in a laptop New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011 International Telecommunication Union