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Upcoming: Balancing Antitrust and IPR Protection in EU Legislation

Talkstandards — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:54:38 +0000

The IPR Strategy recognizes explicitly that IPRs create a host of ways for innovators to extract value and reward, and that each is valid. It recognizes that businesses should not be hampered in finding new models to value their IPR. Most strikingly for the standards world, the Communication expressly recognizes in the context of standardization that licensing is an important part of it and that “many European companies nowadays generate a large part of their revenue through licensing of their IP portfolios (page 5)”. The IPR strategy only refers to standardization once, at page 5, and it is interesting that the text looks only at the importance of IP licensing regimes (and by implication the success of the current FRAND patent policy underlying the global standards world), not only in fostering take up for standards, but in incentivizing repeat contributions to allow the standards to evolve…..

This article is authored by George Willingmyre, President and founder of GTW Associates http://www.talkstandards.com/author/gtwassociates/

This forthcoming article is part of Talkstandards’ upcoming event “A New Strategy for European Intellectual Property Rights” and will be published Tuesday June 7th.

• GMT 15:00
• Europe: CET 17:00 / London 16:00
• US: Eastern 11:00 / Pacific 08:00
• Beijing 23:00
• Sydney 01:00 (7th June)

See here: http://www.talkstandards.com/a-new-strategy-for-european-intellectual-property-rights/

Upcoming: A Single Market for IPR – Necessary, but not comprehensive enough

Talkstandards — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:39:57 +0000

The Communication of the European Commission about a “Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights” provides a comprehensive approach of initiatives covering all relevant Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). However, the approach is not comprehensive enough to boost innovation in Europe……

This article is authored by Knut Blind, TU Berlin, Chair of Innovation Economics; Fraunhofer FOKUS, Public Innovation; Rotterdam School of Management, Chair of Standardisation
http://www.talkstandards.com/author/k-blind/

This forthcoming article is part of Talkstandards’ upcoming event “A New Strategy for European Intellectual Property Rights” and will be published Tuesday June 7th.

• GMT 15:00
• Europe: CET 17:00 / London 16:00
• US: Eastern 11:00 / Pacific 08:00
• Beijing 23:00
• Sydney 01:00 (7th June)

See here: http://www.talkstandards.com/a-new-strategy-for-european-intellectual-property-rights/

Upcoming: Putting Knowledge into Practice

Talkstandards — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:17:01 +0000

Most European-based institutions – not least the European Commission – consider IPRs to be an important aspect (among other issues) in the EU’s ability to compete in the global economy, as EU growth and jobs are hampered when ideas, brands and products are counterfeited and pirated.

This article is authored by Meir Pugatch, Director of Research, Stockholm Network
http://www.talkstandards.com/author/meir-pugatch/

This forthcoming article is part of Talkstandards’ upcoming event “A New Strategy for European Intellectual Property Rights” and will be published Tuesday June 7th.

• GMT 15:00
• Europe: CET 17:00 / London 16:00
• US: Eastern 11:00 / Pacific 08:00
• Beijing 23:00
• Sydney 01:00 (7th June)

See here: http://www.talkstandards.com/a-new-strategy-for-european-intellectual-property-rights/

Worth Noticing! SIIT 2011 Conference

Talkstandards — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:36:28 +0000

The Standardisation and Information Technology conference (SIIT) is a conference held every two years with the intention of bringing together standardisation researchers from different disciplines to exchange insights on standards and standardisation.

The year the event will be held in Berlin on 28 – 30 September 2011, hosted by Talkstandards affiliates Berlin Institute of Technology (TU-Berlin) and Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, represented by talkstandards regular Knut Blind (talkstandards.com/author/k-blind).

Note: the organisers have extended the submission deadline.

For more information please see the event’s homepage:

http://projects.inno.tu-berlin.de/siit2011/

International Standards for the Smart Grid

Talkstandards — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:12 +0000

International Standards for the Smart Grid

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On Tuesday 10th May (see times below), Talkstandards will host an online discussion regarding standards in the Smart Grid space looking at recent developments from an international perspective:
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Recent Developments and Transatlantic lessons related to Health IT

Talkstandards — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Prior to the EU’s upcoming eHealth week in Budapest, Talkstandards will host an online discussion regarding recent developments in the eHealth space related to standardisation which will take place on Tuesday 3rd May (GMT 15:00).

Upcoming: e-Health: Old Standards in New Wineskins

Talkstandards — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:11:44 +0000

I think that the greatest opportunity for standards will not be the existing systems but in systems new changes to the system. Essentially, the Point of Care has changed and moves from the hospital to your home and to your body……

Ajit Jaokar is the founder of the London-based publishing and research company Futuretext and co-editor of Talkstandards, http://www.talkstandards.com/author/a-jaokar/

This forthcoming article is part of Talkstandards’ upcoming event “Recent Developments and Transatlantic lessons related to Health IT” and will be published Tuesday 3rd May.

• GMT 15:00
• Europe: CET 17:00 / London 16:00
• US: Eastern 11:00 / Pacific 08:00
• Beijing 23:00
• Sydney 01:00 (4th May)).

See here: http://www.talkstandards.com/recent-developments-and-transatlantic-lessons-related-to-health-it/

Upcoming: The Holy Grail of Healthcare Policy

Talkstandards — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:39:31 +0000

Talk of eHealth is of a new era of efficiency, consumer-friendliness and dynamism, but we are a long way away from seeing an integrated eHealth market in Europe or the US…..

Helen Disney, is founder and CEO of the Stockholm Network, a pan-European think tank. http://www.talkstandards.com/author/helen-disney/

This forthcoming article is part of Talkstandards’ upcoming event “Recent Developments and Transatlantic lessons related to Health IT” and will be published Tuesday 3rd May.

• GMT 15:00
• Europe: CET 17:00 / London 16:00
• US: Eastern 11:00 / Pacific 08:00
• Beijing 23:00
• Sydney 01:00 (4th May)).

See here: http://www.talkstandards.com/recent-developments-and-transatlantic-lessons-related-to-health-it/

Talkstandards March 2011 Newsletter

Talkstandards — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:43:32 +0000

Each month we put together a quick summary of the most recent and interesting articles posted at Talkstandards.com, as well as information pertaining to upcoming events. To subscribe for our monthly email newletter please follow this link.

Summary: EU Standardization – From Formalism to Pragmatism?

In February 2011, Talkstandards hosted an online open forum to discuss recent EU policy developments related to Standardization, with particular emphasis upon the implications of FRAND endorsement within the updated horzontal guidelines. To follow the discussion please visit the event page.

Featured Article
Summary: EU Standardization – From Formalism to Pragmatism?

During the last 18 months Talkstandards has hosted 24 seperate online and in-person events. Topics included: EU policy, IPR and Antitrust, China, Smart Grid, eHealth, Mobile Money, Open Source, eGov, Green ICT, etc. To access all the past events please visit our new ‘Past Events’ portal here.

Current Discussion at Talkstandards.com

FRAND versus Royalty-Free
by Michele Herman

Michele Herman describes the shift of the EIFv2 wording from “a royalty-free basis” to “FRAND terms or on a royalty-free basis” as recognition of the infeasibility of widespread practical application of a royalty-free mandate. Concerns have long been raised that an open source implementation of a standard is only possible if the standard is developed under a royalty free patent policy despite abundant evidence in the marketplace to the contrary. The EIFv2 clarifies that both FRAND and royalty free patent policies are sufficiently “open.”

Standardization, Government Policy and the “Consumerization of IT”
by Steve Mutkoski

Steve Mutkoski draws a parallel between internally facing eGovernment standardization strategies and the “consumerization of IT” faced by enterprise CTOs in the early 2000. The lesson being that Government interoperability policies need to have both the pragmatism and flexibility to ensure that they continue to evolve and serve the citizen as both customer and consumer by reflecting the technologies that citizens want to use. “If citizen centric eGovernment is to have any meaning, government interoperability policy itself has to put the citizen into the center of the equation.”

A Formal Path Towards Interoperability and Standardisation
by Meir Pugatch

In many ways, the recent EU white papers on e-Government and horizontal cooperation agreements establish frameworks for standard setting that are already practiced in many cases, including FRAND licensing. Meir Pugatch questions whether it is necessary for policymakers to mandate a formal path towards interoperability and standardisation? Policymakers should take a balanced, collaborative approach toward building the most competitive and dynamic ICT marketplace possible.

Past Events

European Interoperability Strategy

This mini event was held December 22nd in response to the European Union’s adoption of the “Towards interoperability for European public services” communication on the 16th of December 2010, which introduced both the European Interoperability Strategy and the European Interoperability Framework to guide ICT policy for public bodies across the Union. The response to the communication by Talkstandards’ regulars Knut Blind, Ajit Jaokar and Mattias Ganslandt can be found at the Event Page.

Transparency in EU Standardization

The July event on Transparency in EU Standardization was a great success. How should European standardization policy be reformed to enhance efficiency? Should transparency be a key priority or could alternative measures more effectively improve the current European standardization system? Visit the Forum Page to take part of the discussion.

Reforming EU Standardization

Framed against the backdrop of the current EU activities, the October 14th event built upon Talkstandards’ successful July event, raising issues related to interoperability and reform within European standardization. Please visit the Event Page to see the full discussion.

Upgrading China’s Standards System

In conjunction with the East-West Center, Honolulu (www.eastwestcenter.org), Talkstandards hosted this December 9th event to discuss policy reform within the Chinese standardization system. The central theme of the event was Dieter Ernst’s upcoming report “Indigenous Innovation and Globalization – the Challenge for China’s Standardization Strategy”, upon which he provided a Talkstandards’ exclusive executive summary. The fascinating online discussion which resulted is valuable reading.

New ‘Past Events’ Portal

Talkstandards — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:44:50 +0000

During the last 18 months Talkstandards has hosted 24 seperate online and in-person events. Topics included:

- EU policy
- IPR and Antitrust
- China, Smart Grid
- eHealth
- Mobile Money
- Open Source
- eGov
- Green ICT

To access all the past events please visit our new ‘Past Events’ portal here.