Apple Pushes for Clarification on Licensing of FRAND Patents

dow jones newswires reports apple filed letter european telecommunications standards institute (etsi) last november pushing clarification on how standards-essential patents intended licensed. these standards-essential patents required licensed under fair, reasonable , non-discriminatory (frand) terms in order promote competition in marketplace, apple claims there confusion in industry how such licensing should handled.

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apple said in letter--which dated nov. 11, not disclosed--that lack of clarity on fair, reasonable , nondiscriminatory has led many companies ask unusually high rates , sue 1 claiming infringed on 1 another's patents.

"it apparent our industry suffers lack of consistent adherence frand principles in cellular standards arena," wrote bruce watrous, apple's intellectual property head.

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apple has requested etsi set "appropriate" royalty rates frand patents in wireless industry in order companies compete on relatively field clearer understanding of costs involved in competing in market. company has requested frand patents not used basis requests injunctions remove products market, given patents intended licensed , negotiation roadblocks related details of licensing.

apple has vested interest in seeing simplified frand patent licensing terms, given relatively late entrant mobile phone industry vast majority of patents covering basic technologies owned other companies. while apple has relied on claims of design infringement , specific user interface functionalities in efforts block smartphone sales competitors, has been target of lawsuits based on more fundamental inventions.




in 1 example, apple briefly pulled of 3g-capable ios devices exception of iphone 4s german online store last week in wake of victory motorola mobility in ongoing patent dispute between 2 companies.

injunction suspended pending apple's appeal of ruling, apple arguing patents in question subject frand licensing requirements not being met motorola. apple claims motorola has "demanded" royalty rate of 2.5% license patent, figure have resulted in motorola receiving $1 billion apple in 2011.

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