
Disputes over the Intellectual Property Rights of Telecommunications Standardization
Author(s) -
Park KiShik,
Kim YoungTae,
Sohn Hong
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
etri journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-7326
pISSN - 1225-6463
DOI - 10.4218/etrij.98.0198.0107
Subject(s) - standardization , intellectual property , competition (biology) , international standardization , business , telecommunications , law and economics , property rights , property (philosophy) , industrial organization , public economics , economics , political science , engineering , law , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Both telecommunications standardization activities and an intellectual property rights (IPRs) system are regarded as effective mechanisms for improving social benefits. Because of inherent conflicts that exist between the two, however, serious problems are generated in the international arena where the competition for technology development and markets is becoming increasingly fierce. In this paper, ways of harmonizing the relationship between the two are explored and explained. For this purpose, telecommunications standardization and IPRs protection mechanisms are described, and their positive and negative effects as well as their inter‐relationship are also analyzed. In addition, IPR case studies related to international standardization are explained and analyzed. The current status and problems of IPRs policy of major international standardization organizations are analyzed as well. Finally, based on the results of the analyses, viable policy recommendations and research strategies for more comprehensive study of the above problems are proposed.