DOCUMENT #:
GSC15-IPR-09
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
ANSI
AGENDA ITEM:
5
CONTACT(S):
Earl Nied / Patty Griffin
ANSI’s Contribution to the
Global Standards Collaboration
(GSC-15) IPRWG
Earl Nied
Vice Chair, ANSI IPRPC
Background
 ANSI has historically contributed to the Global Standards
Collaboration initiative (“GSC”) and appreciates being an
invited Observer
 Two ANSI-accredited SDOs that regularly participate in the
GSC are the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry
Solutions (“ATIS”) and the Telecommunications Industry
Association (“TIA”)
• Other ANSI-accredited SDOs have also been here as
Observers, e.g., IEEE, CEA, SCTE.
 ANSI Administers a Policy Committee, the ANSI Intellectual
Property Rights Policy Committee (“ANSI IPRPC”), that
formulates ANSI’s positions on intellectual property issues in
domestic, regional, and international policy areas.
ANSI GSC-15 Contribution
 ANSI’s Contribution Number GSC15-IPR-05
to the GSC-15 IPRWG reflects an update on:
• ANSI’s role in the U.S. voluntary consensus standardization
system and its activities in the area of intellectual property
rights
• ANSI’s views on issues relating to the inclusion of patents,
copyrighted software or trademarks in standards, and issues
relating to the assertion of copyright in the standards
themselves
• ANSI’s assessment of the legal landscape in the United States
regarding the inclusion of Essential Intellectual Property in
Standards, including actions by the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice
(“DoJ”)
ANSI GSC-15 Contribution
 The major new items added to the ANSI
Contribution since GSC-14 include:
• Added language on the US Government’s role in
standards
• Added references to ANSI contributions to:
 CNIS’s proposed Guide for the Implementation of the
Inclusion of Patents in National Standards
 OECD Working Party on Competition and Regulation
Roundtable Discussion on Standard Setting
 European Commission for public review on proposed
revised rules for the assessment of horizontal
cooperation agreements under EU competition law
Thank You!