GTW Associates prepared this proprietary report  to assist interested parties understand the key role of ANSI in US standards policy deliberations involving Intellectual Property Rights

Questions licensing terms and conditions for patent claims essential to practice a standard and  about copyrights and ownership of standards  are increasingly causing standards developing organizations to review and revise their Intellectual Property Rights policies. ANSI has a unique perspective on the complex policy topic of treatment of Intellectual Property Rights IPR in standards setting. This report was created as a written document and an electronic document file. The electronic document file includes embedded links to additional reference pages on the  Web.

ANSI perspectives on the topic must include not only matters of legal fact and precedent  but also:

views of the industry members who both contribute and use the IPR in standards setting

views and experience of the standards developers who encounter practical problems developing standards under the ANSI essential requirements including the ANSI patent policy; and

views of government agencies who contribute to and use the American National Standards.

Outline of the report

I        Structure of ANSI  Intellectual Property Rights policy activity 

A      ANSI Intellectual Property Rights Policy Committee  (IPRPC) 

B      ANSI Patent Group Standing Committee 

C      ANSI Copyright Group Standing Committee 

II      ANSI Patent Policy 

III         Several  Intellectual Property Rights Issues 

        A  How to address IP claims post standards approval 

        B Internet Governance Forum and WIPO 

        C  Antitrust Issues 

        D  Copyrightabiliby of Standards 

        E  Standards Pirates