Friday, February 10, 2012

Microsoft promises “fair and reasonable” patent licensing

Microsoft promises “fair and reasonable” patent licensing

In a post its official blog, Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday an official change to its policy on licensing of industry standard patents. “The international standards system works well,” the statement says, “because firms that contribute to standards promise to make their essential patents available to others on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms.” The statement also seems to call Apple to account, noting that “[c]onsumers and the entire industry will suffer if, in disregard of this promise, firms seek to block others from shipping products on the basis of such standard essential patents.”.

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