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Expert opinion: we are opposed to the new IEEE patent policy grounds

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Source: eettaiwan Posted by: eettaiwan.
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My company recently sent an open letter to the IEEE, which is set Wi-Fi and other technical standards of the community; in an open letter, we recommend not to agree to the new IEEE patent policy (see text), the future of our company IEEE will not sign a guarantee letter (Letters of Assurance), but it will provide a different case based alternatives letter of guarantee. I will now explain why people like us choose to do science and technology, as well as its significance lies.
Our company has about 200 engineers, focused very advanced technology; we pay for sponsored research, to discuss advanced algorithms, also sent around the world to participate in the meeting, arguing mathematical formulas or interference suppression scheme, in order for all industry interests. We do this work because if successful, will be able to make money, not a crazy big profits (usually this money is filling a lot of water); no change device cost category, or make a profitable The company unprofitable.

In fact, because the study is shared by the entire industry, as the process allows companies to efficiently share R & D spending, they are able to reduce the cost of the device. Wi-Fi, or IEEE 802.11, is one of the technologies under rapid progress of such systems; since 1997, standards, research and innovation to enable wireless transmission speeds up to 2Mbps by nearly 2Gbps, a thousand times faster, but also a substantial extend the application of the technology, and those based on the evolution of the standard built-in Wi-Fi devices in any kind you buy in.

This is where the role of the patent; when an organization to do something to improve the standard, they have promised to negotiate authorize any patent owned technically, and is based on reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions. And what is "reasonable", as well as how to calculate the license fee has been through individual consultations during the past two decades, and not with great fanfare. Such a system is working well, and the performance of Wi-Fi technology also significantly overflights.

IEEE year voted to change the patent licensing strategy, change the past to allow the parties to decide how to calculate the premium way, a kind of recognition within the wafer value-based method of calculation, even if many other devices also benefit from the use of or contributed technology. This may make the developer's revenue has shrunk standard, IEEE also likely going to stop those who refused to pay licensing fees for manufacturers of products shipped, and the means to enforce the patent, if limited, which refused to pay the costs of the case may become very common.

In short, IEEE developers do not want to receive too much money, as much as possible to make it difficult for them to receive the money; it was all very one-sided, the decision-making process is the same. There are also a few device manufacturers -- -- money people actually use technology patented Longluo the IEEE committee; they are supported by the DOJ (Department of Justice) of those who do not have experience in the industry sector, and economic arguments Cases of non-real world to think. It was a closed-door meeting only a few specific member participation, due process, openness and consensus achieved principles are ignored.

After the IEEE announced their decision-making, Qualcomm (Qualcomm) has said it will reconsider participation in IEEE standards development, the company will continue to research and make a contribution, but there will be other commitments in the authorization scheme. And my company has recently announced similar actions, we show that the objections to the new IEEE patent policy, the future will be the case based on the authorization to provide an alternative to deal with the technology in 2015 to ensure that the policy listed.

This situation is very difficult for us, we work with the IEEE is a long history and valuable. One of our engineers, and a board member is an IEEE Fellow, is a very high honor; our science long before Brian Kiernan IEEE has awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other companies are likely to oppose the IEEE will soon follow the new patent policy, this result is a mess, frankly, IEEE members' contributions will turn out to be presented in the form of various authorized guarantee and a guarantee of the contents of each may be very different.

Once upon a time, the technical assessment of the value of the proposal become Rubik's Cube puzzle, engineers may now have between technology, licensing terms, and their impact do trade-offs. In fact, a few weeks ago when the 802.11 working group meeting, the members will have this mess because of patent issues should seek guidance from IEEE; I'm sure they would prefer simply to assess the contribution that this evolution of the Wi-Fi is favorable but now the entire program into a state of uncertainty.

When the developer's innovation was given a fair remuneration, such a system is feasible; when you began to tilt the competitive environment favoring performer, like IEEE done, the market will collapse; we have seen the first wave signs appear - - a mess because the new patent policy, IEEE engineers can not only separate group meetings to assess its value based on technical contribution, this is impossible to bring advanced technology to mankind!

Compile: Judith Cheng

(Refer to the original: Why We Disagree with the IEEE's Patent Policy, by Bill Merritt; author worked at InterDigital)

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