Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/05/1565 (12.12.05) |
Publication Date | 12/12/2005 |
Content Type | News |
The European Commission on 12 December 2005 decided to close its investigation of the European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI) following ETSI’s recent change to its standard-setting rules. The Commission held that this change strengthened the requirement for early disclosure of those intellectual property rights (IPRs) which are essential for the implementation of a standard in order to minimise the risk of so-called ‘patent ambush’ (where a company hides the fact that it owns IPRs essential for a standard). |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1565&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
Countries / Regions | Europe |