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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 V2.4.1 (2008-03)
Reference
RSR/IPRC-00017
Keywords
IPR
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.4
Foreword.4
1 Scope.5
2 References.5
3 Definitions and abbreviations.5
3.1 Definitions.5
3.2 Abbreviations.7
4 Notified IPRs.12
4.1 Notifications .12
4.1.1 List of Project Names used in the ETSI IPR Database .12
4.2 Withdrawals.12
4.3 Other declarations.16
History .17
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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 IPR
Online database (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp).
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, patents and patent applications which have been notified to ETSI as being Essential, or
Potentially Essential, to ETSI standards.
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).
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/WebSite/AboutETSI/IPRdb.aspx.
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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.
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, Annex 6 of the ETSI Rules of Procedure.
2 References
The ETSI IPR Policy can be found at http://portal.etsi.org/Directives/home.asp.
The ETSI Guide on IPRs is to be found at http://portal.etsi.org/Directives/home.asp.
Notification to ETSI of Essential or potentially Essential IPRs should be made using the combined information
statement and licensing declaration forms. Additonal information can be found at
http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/AboutETSI/IPRdb.aspx.
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/WebSite/AboutETSI/IPRdb.aspx.
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.
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) (telecommunications series), ETSI standards (ESs), Common Technical Regulations
(CTRs) which are taken from ENs (telecommunications series) 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.
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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 of the ETSI IPR Policy
3GPP standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "3GPP" tab.
BRAN standards: all standards issued by ETSI Project Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "BRAN" tab.
DAB standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
NOTE: See http://portal.etsi.org/radio/DigitalAudioBroadcasting/DAB.asp.
DCS 1800 standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to European Cellular Digital - Global System for Mobile
Communication - DCS 1800 extensions
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "3GPP" tab.
DECT standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone (DECT),previously
known as Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone (DECT)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "DECT" tab.
DTM standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM)
NOTE: SPAN Technical Body has closed. See http://portal.etsi.org/tb/closed_tb/span.asp.
All SPAN standards can now be found under TISPAN.
DVB standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
NOTE: See http://portal.etsi.org/radio/DigitalAudioBroadcasting/DAB.asp.
DECT/GSM interworking standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to interworking between DECT and
GSM
ERMES standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to European Radio Messaging System (ERMES)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "ERM" tab.
GPRS standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "3GPP" tab.
GSM standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to European Cellular Digital - Global System for Mobile
Communication (GSM)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "3GPP" tab.
HDSL standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to High bit rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "TM" then "TM 06" tab.
HIPERLAN standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to High Performance Radio Local Area Network
(HIPERLAN)
NOTE: See http://portal.etsi.org/radio/HiperLAN/HiperLAN.asp.
ISDN standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "SPAN" tab.
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Lawful Interception (LI) standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Lawful Interception (LI)
NOTE: See http://portal.etsi.org/li/Summary.asp.
PSTN standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "AT" tab.
SDSL standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "TM" then "TM 06" tab.
STAG standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Security Techniques Advisory Group (STAG)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "SEC" tab.
Television systems standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to TV broadcasting systems
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "BROADCAST" tab.
TETRA standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA), previously known
as Trans-European Trunked Radio (TETRA)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "TETRA" tab.
TFTS standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Terrestrial Flight Telecommunication System (TFTS)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "ERM" tab.
TIPHON standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Telecommunications And Internet Protocol
Harmonization Over Networks (TIPHON)
NOTE: TIPHON Technical Body has closed. See http://portal.etsi.org/tb/closed_tb/tiphon.asp.
All TIPHON standards can now be found under TISPAN.
UMTS standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "3GPP" tab.
VDSL standards: all standards issued by ETSI in relation to Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL)
NOTE: From http://portal.etsi.org/, click on the "TM" then "TM 06" tab.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AD Andorra
AE United Arab Emirates
AF Afghanistan
AG Antigua and Barbuda
AI Anguilla
AL Albania
AM Armenia
AN Netherlands Antilles
AO Angola
AQ Antartica
AR Argentina
ARIPO African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
AS American Samoa
AT Austria
AU Australia
AW Aruba
AZ Azerbaijan
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
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BB Barbados
BD Bangladesh
BE Belgium
BF Burkina Faso
BG Bulgaria
BH Bahrain
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BM Bermuda
BN Brunei Darussalam
BO Bolivia
BR Brazil
BS Bahamas
BT Bhutan
BV Bouvet Island
BW Botswana
BY Belarus
BZ Belize
CA Canada
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CF Central African Republic
CG Congo
CH Switzerland
CI Côte d'Ivoire
CK Cook Islands
CL Chile
CM Cameroon
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa Rica
CU Cuba
CV Cape Verde
CX Christmas Island
CY Cyprus
CZ Czech Republic
DE Germany
DJ Djibouti
DK Denmark
DM Dominica
DO Dominican Republic
DZ Algeria
EAPO Eurasian Patent Office
EC Ecuador
EE Estonia
EG Egypt
EH Western Sahara
EPC European Patent Convention
EPO European Patent Office
ER Eritrea
ES Spain
ET Ethiopia
EU European Union
FI Finland
FJ Fiji
FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FM Micronesia (Feder. States Of)
FO Faroe Islands
FR France
FX France, Metropolitan
GA Gabon
GB United Kingdom
GD Grenada
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GE Georgia
GF French Guiana
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