Title :
Justice Department Agrees IEEE´s New RAND Policy Isn´t Price Fixing
Author :
Stern, Richard H.
Abstract :
This column discusses IEEE´s recent update to its reasonable and nondiscriminatory (RAND) policy on the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs), as well as the Justice Department´s announcement that it will not challenge the IEEE proposal.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; patents; pricing; IEEE proposal; RAND policy; SEP; justice department; price fixing; standard-essential patents; Licensing; Patents; Quality assurance; Standards development; US Department of Justics; Department of Justice; DoJ; IEEE; LOA; RAND; SEPs; letter of assurance; reasonable and nondiscriminatory; royalty; standard-essential patents;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE