Patent Pledges
| Author | : Jorge L. Contreras |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2017-03-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781785362491 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1785362496 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (496 Downloads) |
Download or read book Patent Pledges written by Jorge L. Contreras and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patent holders are increasingly making voluntary, public commitments to limit the enforcement and other exploitation of their patents. The best-known form of patent pledge is the so-called FRAND commitment, in which a patent holder commits to license patents to manufacturers of standardized products on terms that are “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory.” Patent pledges have also been appearing in fields well beyond technical standard-setting, including open source software, green technology and the biosciences. This book explores the motivations, legal characteristics and policy goals of these increasingly popular private ordering tools.
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