DIN IPR Policy as of 2002

Dear Mr Willingmyre,

Thank you for your email of 30 April 2002 regarding IPR and standards addressed to Dr Bahke and Mr Ziethen. Since Mr Ziethen is on vacation he has asked me to reply to your email.

In DIN 820 Part 1 "Standards work - Principles" it is laid down under 5.9: "Standards shall not deal with subjects that are covered by proprietary rights. If, in exceptional cases, it is unavoidable that existing proprietary rights are affected by a standard, an agreement shall be reached with the holders of such rights that is consistent with the general interest (e.g. granting of licences on suitable terms). This shall be indicated by way of a preliminary note in the standard concerned."

Apparently there is no more documentation in English on this subject, but I hope this information is of use to you.

Should you have further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards

Maria Albert


Maria Albert
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.
Directorate International
Tel.: + 49 30 26 01 23 01
Fax: +49 30 26 01 14 46
E-Mail: maria.albert@din.de