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Subject: Re-visiting IPR and OASIS
Team,
The article here provides many insights and raises
questions.
It would be interesting to have feedback from OASIS
on exactly
how many of the issues raised are specifically
addressed by
the proposed IPR changes for OASIS - as I'm sure as
Chairs
we are going to get asked these same questions by
our
constituents.
Thanks, DW
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The Problem of Software Patents in Standards
Bruce Perens, Paper for Brussels FFII "Regulating Knowledge" Conference Patents, originally created to stimulate innovation, may now be having the opposite effect, at least in the software industry. Plagued by an exponential growth in software patents, many of which are not valid, software vendors and developers must navigate a potential minefield to avoid patent infringement and future lawsuits. Coupled with strategies to exploit this confusion over patents, especially in standards setting organizations, it appears that software advancement will become stifled unless legal action is taken to resolve the situation. This article examines the current situation facing software developers and users, the methods employed by standards setting organizations to address these problems, and recommends strategies for resolving the problem caused by software patents. http://www.perens.com/Articles/PatentFarming.html See also the Conference Program: http://en.eu.ffii.org/sections/bxl0411/program/ |
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