1. ETSI Conference Standards, Interoperability & Licensing
ETSI Conference Standards, Interoperability & Licensing - one size does not fit all
Gerald Lane Director, Corporate Standards Practices
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2. Agenda: Standards, Interoperability & Licensing :
Agenda: Standards, Interoperability & Licensing : one size does not fit all
Evolution of the IT Environment
IBM’s Evolving Uses for IPR
Collaborative Innovation
Collaborative Innovation & Standards
Software Interoperability
Range of SDO Licensing Practices
Slide 3
Slide 4
Slides 5,6,7
Slides 8 & 9
Slide 10
Slides 11 & 12
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3. Evolution of the Environment : -- Participation Growth in IT Development
Early Computing - Select individuals with very specific knowledge about computers and programming. Systems and data “relegated to the glass house”.
Networked Computing – Knowledge of computing and programming languages expands to encompass a new discipline, Computer Science. Enterprise data can be distributed and shared.
Information Age - Computers and access to information through the Internet is ubiquitous. Computing and digital data is pervasive in common devices. Businesses can share data with customers, suppliers and partners across the Internet to improve business processes. The open source community increasing in importance.
1960’s ’s
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4. IBM’s Approach to IP Licensing, Innovation and Collaboration
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5. Innovation in the 21st Century
Owned
Proprietary
creating software programs that are essentially closed and proprietary, intended to produce revenue and profit for the owner of the program
Shared
creating, maintaining, enhancing software that is open, and shared free of charge
Open
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6. IBM’s Patent Pledge -- Support for Collaborative Innovation
500 IBM software patents available to any group or individual working on an OSI-defined, open source project
Access to patents enables open source developers to freely collaborate and innovate
Pledge signals a new way for IBM and others to manage intellectual property
Pledge invigorates others to join in creating a “patent commons” movement
New Model of Innovation
Community driven approach to problem solving
People working across geographical and organizational boundaries to confront today’s most pressing challenges
Enabled by open standards and new intellectual property practices, it unites perspectives from a host of disciplines to:
Rapidly solve business issues
Accelerate technological advancements
Stimulate economic growth
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7. Reaction to Patent Pledge Announcement
IBM to Make Open-Source Pledge
Promise Not to Enforce About 500 Software Patents Is Viewed as Boon to Linux
I.B.M. to Give Free Access To 500 Patents
IBM to Help Open-Source Developers
Use of 500 Patents Could Boost Collaboration on Free Software
IBM makes software gift on same day it tops patent ranking
IBM Receives Most U.S. Patents for 12th-Consecutive Year
IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use
IBM to give free access to 500 patents
IBM Pledges 500 U.S. Patents To Open Source In Support Of Innovation And Open Standards
IBM Gets Most U.S. Patents For Twelfth Yr In A Row
IBM to give free access to 500 patents - report
IBM opens 500 patents to open source developers
Big Blue won't enforce patents against open source – but will use them in defense
IBM opens 500 patents to open source
Grand gesture to encourage innovation
UPDATE 1-U.S. patent leader IBM to give away 500 patents.
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8. Collaborative Innovation Through Standards
The objective of policies should balance the interests of IP holders with the benefits of open standards.
Recognize the need for innovative developments, along with the benefits of an open infrastructure for collaboration afforded by an open standards setting.
Example: The Internet – built on open standards, owned by no one, yet unquestionably the most powerful common platform for the promotion of collaborative innovation in our lifetimes.
The Internet is “open” – built on open standards such as TCP/IP and HTML owned by no one
But it creates a platform for the creation of innovative proprietary advances
Innovative Search technologies - Google
Innovative Customer Personalization – Amazon.Com
Innovative communication advances - instant messaging, virtual conferencing
Innovative business models - online auctions, banking and bill
payment, stock trading retail sales, etc…
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9. Collaborating to Create Open Standards
Need
Initiator
Core group
Standards body
Open
Customer need for technical solution to a known problem
Lack of industry accepted technical solution
May be competing technical approaches or single proprietary solution
Lack of interoperability
A company, individual or group of companies or individuals agree to address issue
Resources devoted to developing best technical solution, often in collaborative fashion
Interested parties publish specifications
Specifications publicly available and sufficient to enable implementation, interoperability
Can be implemented with little or no restrictions; IPR either RAND or Royalty free.
Developers may create reference or commercial implementations
Developers declare intent to have solution accepted as standard
Standards body reviews proposed solution, solicits feedback, open to broad participation & open decision making process
Specifications publicly available are sufficient to enable implementation, interoperability
Adopted as standard
Can be implemented with little or no restrictions; IPR either RAND or royalty-free.
Standard implemented in competing IT products by multiple vendors.
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10. Software Interoperability Interface Standards
Applications
Software Interface
Stds..
Infrastructure
Software Interoperability
Operating Environment
Hardware
Applications
Software Interface
Stds.
Infrastructure
Software Interoperability Interface Standard:
The data formats, protocols, programming interfaces, and interface description languages intended to be used by two separate programs to work together in all the ways they are intended to function.
Operating Environment
Hardware
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11. Range of SDO License Practices
Range of Licensing Terms and Management Approaches to Support Standards Implementation
Range of SDO License Practices
RAND
License
Commit ment
Required
Terms
Royalty Free
Commitment
w/ Terms
Detailed Policy,
License Terms,
Member Agreements
& Bylaws
Substantial
Increase in
Formation of SIGS
(Special Interest
Groups) and
Consortia
Industry Specific IT Standards
Open Source
Patent Pools
Direct License Mgmt.
(RF support - AVS)
SDO Patent Policy revisions:
ANSI
ETSI
ISO
IETF
Oasis
W3C
Increasing Complexity
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12. Standards Organization Terms: Bylaws / Membership Agreements / IP Policies
1. Arbitration
2. Assignment of Copyrights in Contributions to the Standard or Specification
3. Assignment of Patents
4. Assignment of other IP
5. Definition of Necessary / Essential Claims .
.Defensive Suspension
. Field of use limitations .
. Opt out
.Reciprocity
32. Unauthorized Use of Confidential Information
33. Veto rights
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13. Summary
Flexibility, collaboration and innovation are key elements in developing a successful standards program.
The terms and conditions controlling standards development activities vary greatly and continue to become more complex.
Standards Developing Organizations must recognize the demands to include all potential participants and create an environment where collaboration and innovation can thrive.
For example, IPR policies must address the explosion of IPR issues - especially in the area of software interoperability.
Addressing these issues will facilitate widespread collaboration, such as rapid specification development, adoption and implementation to facilitate industry growth.
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14. Standards, Interoperability & Licensing
Standards, Interoperability & Licensing - one size does not fit all THANK YOU
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