AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN STANDARDS and IPRs
Supported by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Organized by ETSI
In partnership with the EU-China Trade Project (EUCTP)
WHY ATTEND?
Markets for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are convergent and increasingly complex. In this context, Standardization is a key factor in enhancing market growth and widening consumer choice, as it enables manufacturers to achieve greater interoperability and to develop technologies around transparent and accepted principles.
Although standardization is a cornerstone in the development of ICT markets, there is scope for conflict between Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), and especially patents. The proprietary and exclusive nature of IPRs contradicts with the intended wide adoption and collective use of a standard. This tension is inevitably leads to conflict, wherever the technical content of a Standard falls within the scope of a patent, as defined by its claims.
This Symposium was an opportunity to discuss this relationship between Standards and IPRs and to scrutinize the new exciting and significant legal developments in that fast evolving field on the intersection between Intellectual Property and Competition law.
TOPICS COVERED
- The incentives to innovate and the value of innovation, including the economic background of technological standards
- The challenge for Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) to reduce the inherent tension between IPRs and Standards by striking the proper balance between all the interests involved
- The impact existing laws and regulations have in providing effective checks and balances to the relationship between Standards and IPRs
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSThe following broad range of influential speakers from diverse backgrounds ensured issues were addressed from differing perspectives: - Kent Baker, Vice President, Director of Global IPR Policy and Compliance Division, Qualcomm Inc.
- Dr. Kai Brandt, Head of Corporate Intellectual Property and Functions (CTI), Siemens (China) Ltd
- Carl Cargill, Director of Standards, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- William A. Davies, General Manager and President, Research In Motion (Barbados) Ltd
- Dr. Michael Fröhlich, Legal Affairs Director, ETSI
- Dr. Ni Guangnan, Professor at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology of People's Republic of China
- Jack E. Haken, Vice President, Intellectual Property & Standards, Visiting Professor Fudan University Law School (2006 - 2007), Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- Dr. Konstantinos Karachalios, External Relations, European and International Affairs, European Patent Office
- Yang Lincun, Deputy Director-General of the IPR Center, Ministry of Science and Technology of People's Republic of China
- Dr. Ping Lin, Professor at the Department of Economics, Lingnan University Hong Kong
- Dr. Yinliang Liu, Associate Professor, Vice Director of the Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Director of the Bio-Law Research Center, China University of Political Science and Law
- Amy A. Marasco, General Manager, Standards Strategy, Microsoft Corp
- Earl Nied, Program Director of Standards and Industry Groups for Intel Corporation's Legal and Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corp
- Feng Pan, Director of Technical Coordination Department of Telecommunication Standard of the Ministry of Information Industr of the People's Republic of China (MII), Assistant Secretary-General of CCSA
- Heinz Polsterer, Executive Vice President, International Standardization and IPR Management, T-Mobile International
- Shi Shaohua, Engineer, Standardization Development Research Centre, China Electronics Standardization Institute
- Wu Xiaoming, Deputy Secretary-General, National IP Strategy Formulation Leading Group Office (NIPSO), Deputy Director General, Development and Research Center, State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO)
- Yue Ya, Legal Counsel, TD-SCDMA Alliance (TDIA)
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