InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[la-tsla-fan]

Revlis, thanks for posting.

I muddled my way through most of the article. The biggest takeaway from the writing is how complicated it is to set a FRAND rate for a single patent, leave alone a whole stack of them.

Ignoring the fact that a patent became part of a standard is, in my opinion, extremely unfavorable to the licensor. After all, selecting technical means to incorporate in a standard is a competitive-collaborative process. The rewards of prevailing should be substantial enough to attract top-level contributions. Patents on technologies that do not make it into the standard are worthless because no manufacturer will use them.

If a manufacturer chooses to have the courts determine infringement and then set a royalty rate for each and every SEP, we could be in litigation for ever. Actually, with Nokia it feels like that already, and there is still no end in sight.

jmo