Technology patent licensing : an international reference on 21st century patent licensing, patent pools and patent platforms / Larry M. Goldstein & Brian N. Kearsey.
Technology patent licensing : an international reference on 21st century patent licensing, patent pools and patent platforms / Larry M. Goldstein & Brian N. Kearsey.
In Technology Patent Licensing authors pull readers through the entire process of planning and implementing a patent licensing program, - beginning to end. Using by example, the mobile communications industry, the book covers critical topics such as the interaction of international technology standards and patent licensing, a comparison of the three main types of patent licensing, the determination of patent "essentiality" and its effect on the valuation of the patent, licensing terms which are "Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory" ("FRAND"), how to obtain no action letters from ant.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction to the licensing of standardized technology 2. A comparison of licensing methods 3. The determination of essentiality 4. The licensing dilemma: What's fair? What's reasonable? 5. Antitrust liability: the lurking fear 6. Introduction to the 3G patent platform initiative 7. Structure, function and governance 8. Guidelines for developing an organized patent licensing arrangement for standardized technology.