The International Telecommunication Union has held a “patent round table” bringing together companies including Apple, Google, Motorola Mobility (MMI), RIM, Microsoft, Ericsson and Nokia to discuss the problems that have arisen as the smartphone wars have seen businesses suing over “standards-essential” patents (SEPs).The meeting, held at the UN agency’s instigation, is trying to find ways to let companies which own the key patents benefit from them, while preventing their being used as aggressive weapons in courtroom battles.To continue reading this report in The Guardian, go to:
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/10/itu-patent-roundtableAlso see:Regulators demand patent license clarification
US and European regulators have called for patent rules to be “improved” following complaints about the way some smartphone makers had sought to defend their rights.Tech firms have long agreed that some critical technologies should be offered on “reasonable” termsBut the regulators said more clarity is needed about what that term means.The call comes a day of talks convened by UN agency the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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ITU holds patent roundtable: Apple, Google, Motorola, RIM, Microsoft, Ericsson and Nokia discuss fallout from smartphone wars
The International Telecommunication Union has held a “patent round table” bringing together companies including Apple, Google, Motorola Mobility (MMI), RIM, Microsoft, Ericsson and Nokia to discuss the problems that have arisen as the smartphone wars have seen businesses suing over “standards-essential” patents (SEPs).