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Special Report
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs);
Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified
to ETSI in respect of ETSI standards
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2 ETSI SR 000 314 V2.16.1 (2014-11)
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3 ETSI SR 000 314 V2.16.1 (2014-11)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 References . 5
2.1 Normative references . 5
2.2 Informative references . 5
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 8
4 Notified IPRs . 11
4.1 Notifications . 12
4.1.1 List of Project Names used in the ETSI IPR Database . 12
4.2 Patents declared as being Non-essential to projects and/or Standards or Technical Specifications . 12
4.3 Other declarations. 12
History . 13
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4 ETSI SR 000 314 V2.16.1 (2014-11)
Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (http://ipr.etsi.org).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
Foreword
The present document identifies IPRs, particularly patents and patent applications, which have been notified to ETSI as
being Essential, or Potentially Essential, to ETSI Standards or Technical Specifications.
The present document has been prepared on the basis of information received. ETSI has not checked the validity of the
information, nor the relevance of the identified patents/patent applications to the ETSI standards and cannot confirm, or
deny, that the patents/patent applications are, in fact, essential, or potentially Essential. No investigation, or IPR
searches, have been carried out by ETSI and therefore no guarantee can be given concerning the existence of other IPRs
which are, or may become, essential.
It should also be noted that whilst ETSI members are not obliged to conduct IPR searches they are obliged to make
reasonable efforts to inform ETSI of any Essential IPRs of which they become aware (see article 4 of the ETSI IPR
Policy [1]).
The present document will be maintained by the ETSI Secretariat and further editions will be issued as, and when,
necessary. Any errors in the information contained in the present document, or any additional information concerning
Essential IPRs, of which readers of the present document become aware, should be notified to the ETSI Secretariat (for
the attention of the Legal Service).
NOTE: The present document is also available at http://www.etsi.org/index.php/about/iprs-in-etsi/ipr-database.
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5 ETSI SR 000 314 V2.16.1 (2014-11)
1 Scope
The present document identifies IPRs, particularly patents and patent applications, which have been notified to ETSI as
being Essential, or potentially Essential, to ETSI Standards or Technical Specifications.
Unless otherwise specified, all IPRs included into the present document have been notified to ETSI, with an
undertaking from the owner to grant licences according to the terms and conditions of article 6.1 of the ETSI IPR
Policy [1], Annex 6 of the ETSI Rules of Procedure [3].
2 References
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
reference document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
2.1 Normative references
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] ETSI IPR Policy.
NOTE: The ETSI IPR Policy can be found at http://portal.etsi.org/Resources/ETSIDirectives.aspx.
[2] ETSI Guide on IPRs.
NOTE: The ETSI Guide on IPRs is to be found at http://portal.etsi.org/Resources/ETSIDirectives.aspx.
[3] ETSI Rules of Procedure (RoP).
NOTE: The ETSI Rules of Procedure (RoP) can be found at http://portal.etsi.org/Resources/ETSIDirectives.aspx.
2.2 Informative references
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI IPR database.
NOTE: Notification to ETSI of Essential or potentially Essential IPRs should be made using the combined
information statement and licensing declaration forms. Additional information can be found at
http://www.etsi.org/index.php/about/iprs-in-etsi/ipr-database.
[i.2] Declare your IPRs to ETSI.
NOTE: A step by step explanation for filling out the above mentioned forms is to be found in the Guidelines on
how to declare an essential IPR and how to make a licensing declaration to ETSI. Additional information
can be found at http://www.etsi.org/index.php/about/iprs-in-etsi/ipr-database.
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
The terms "ESSENTIAL", "IPR" and "STANDARD" given below are defined in the "Definitions" annex of the ETSI
IPR Policy [1].
ESSENTIAL: as applied to IPR means that it is not possible on technical (but not commercial) grounds, taking into
account normal technical practice and the state of the art generally available at the time of standardization, to make, sell,
lease, otherwise dispose of, repair, use or operate EQUIPMENT or METHODS which comply with a STANDARD
without infringing that IPR.
For the avoidance of doubt in exceptional cases where a STANDARD can only be implemented by technical solutions,
all of which are infringements of IPRs, all such IPRs shall be considered ESSENTIAL.
NOTE: In practical terms, the existence of an Essential IPR makes it necessary to have a licence in order to
exploit the standard concerned.
IPR: shall mean any intellectual property right conferred by statute law including applications therefore other than
trademarks.
For the avoidance of doubt rights relating to get up, confidential information, trade secrets or the like are excluded from
the definition of IPR.
STANDARD: shall mean any standard adopted by ETSI including options therein or amended versions and shall
include European Standards (ENs), ETSI standards (ESs), Common Technical Regulations (CTRs) which are taken
from ENs and including drafts of any of the foregoing, and documents made under the previous nomenclature,
including ETSs, I-ETSs, parts of NETs and TBRs, the technical specifications of which are available to all MEMBERS,
but not including any standards, or parts thereof, not made by ETSI.
The date on which a STANDARD is considered to be adopted by ETSI for the purposes of this POLICY shall be the
date on which the technical specification of that STANDARD was available to all MEMBERS.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION: shall mean any Technical Specification (TS) adopted by ETSI including options
therein or amended version including drafts, the Technical Specifications of which are available to all MEMBERS, but
not including any technical specifications, or parts thereof, not made by ETSI.
The date on which a TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION is considered to be adopted by ETSI for the purposes of this
POLICY shall be the date on which the technical content of that TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION was available to all
MEMBERS.
The following definitions also apply:
notified: means any IPR information of which ETSI has been formally notified by the owner of the IPR or, any IPR
information of which ETSI has become aware, pursuant to the IPR Policy
IPR licensing declaration: this is a declaration to the effect that the IPR owner declares that he is prepared to grant
licences on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, in accordance with article 6.1 and comply with clause 6.1 bis
of the ETSI IPR Policy
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Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
3GPP standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to 3
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/home.aspx, click on the "3GPP" tab.
BRAN standards: all standards issued by ETSI Project Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/home.aspx, click on the "BRAN" tab.
DAB standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
NOTE: See http://www.etsi.org/index.php/technologies-clusters/technologies/broadcast/dab.
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