Title :
Three Misconceptions Regarding Standards
Author :
Krolikoski, Stan
Author_Institution :
Cadence Design Syst., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
The article discusses three most common misconceptions regarding standards - 1) Contributors of IP to a standards organization give up ownership of that IP; 2) The nature of an ´open´ standard; 3) The relationship between a standard and a ´reference implementation´ of that standard.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; industrial property; IEEE Standards Association; intellectual property; open standard; reference implementation; standard organization; Standards development; IEEE Standards Association; IP; design and test; standards;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2011.67
