000048202 000__ 02590cam\a22003975i\4500 000048202 001__ 48202 000048202 003__ SzGeWIPO 000048202 005__ 20240708150400.0 000048202 006__ m eo d 000048202 007__ cr bn |||m|||a 000048202 008__ 230530s2021\\\\sz\\\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 000048202 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1380728370 000048202 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda$$cSzGeWIPO$$dCaBNVSL 000048202 041__ $$aeng 000048202 24500 $$aOvercoming inefficiencies of patent licensing :$$bA method to assess patent’s essentiality for technical standards. 000048202 264_1 $$aMadrid, Spain :$$bEPIP,$$c2021 000048202 300__ $$a1 online resource 000048202 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000048202 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000048202 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000048202 520__ $$aThe market for patent licenses is of highest importance for technological innovation, yet riddled with inefficiencies. A particular problem in the context of technical standards such as LTE is a lack of information regarding which patents are 'essential’ to implement the standard. This information is crucial because it simplifies the determination of infringement and implies specific, 'FRAND’ licensing rules. However, while many standards-developing organisations stipulate that such patents be explicitly declared, little is known about which of these are actually essential. The absence of publicly available information on essentiality has significant social costs due to frictions it causes in the licensing market. Responding to calls from industry, courts, and policy makers, several commercial and a few academic studies have attempted such assessments, but each has limitations. This paper reports on the technical feasibility of a system of expert assessments for patent essentiality. In an experiment, based on a factorial design, twenty-eight experts, including many patent examiners, performed 109 assessments, spending a total of over 100 working days. Comparing their outcomes to a high-quality reference point, we conclude that sufficiently accurate assessments, at a price level that allows large scale testing, are certainly technically feasible, and identify routes to further improvement 000048202 650_4 $$aPatent 000048202 650_4 $$aInnovation 000048202 650_4 $$aLicensing 000048202 650_0 $$aPatents. 000048202 650_0 $$aTrademark infringement. 000048202 650_0 $$aPatent infringement. 000048202 7001_ $$aBekkers, Rudi N.A.,$$eauthor. 000048202 7001_ $$aTur, Elena M.,$$eauthor. 000048202 7001_ $$aHenkel, Joachim,$$eauthor. 000048202 7001_ $$avan der Vorst, Tommy,$$eauthor. 000048202 7001_ $$aDriesse, Menno,$$eauthor. 000048202 7001_ $$aJorge, Contreras,$$eauthor. 000048202 85641 $$uhttps://epip2021.org/ 000048202 904__ $$aJournal article 000048202 980__ $$aBIB