“Earlier this month, the European Commission confirmed reports that it is in the process of investigating the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This investigation was prompted by concerns that ETSI rules might enable companies to get their own patented technology surreptitiously included in ETSI standards, leaving firms that adopt the standards open to demands for royalty payments to the patent owner - a practice dubbed “patent ambushing.” The European Commission says it is examining ETSI’s intellectual property rights (IPR) rules with a view to ensuring that these rules are framed so that patent ambushes can be avoided. ”
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