NJTIP 8th Annual Symposium FRAND Overview Jorge L. Contreras American University – Washington College of Law March 8, 2013
Standards Development Environment Interoperability standards Voluntary consensus standards development organizations (SDOs) Contreras/FRAND - Feb. 23, 2013
Patent Issues in Standard Setting Patent stacking Patent “hold up” Contreras/FRAND - Feb. 23, 2013
SDO Policy Solutions Disclosure Policies Licensing Policies SDO participants must disclose essential patents prior to approval Licensing Policies SDO participants commit to license essential patents [often on Fair, Reasonable and Nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms] Contreras/FRAND - Feb. 23, 2013
This should work, in theory… Under Nash bargaining conditions: bilateral ex ante negotiations between patent holders and standards implementers with genuine non-discrimination commitments should result in consistent, equilibrium royalties (Gilbert 2011) Contreras/FRAND - Feb. 23, 2013
But … FRAND Smart Phone Litigation 2010-2013 Contreras/FRAND - Feb. 23, 2013