This study contains a detailed, comparative analysis of the IPR policies of twelve standard setting organizations: ISO, IEC, ITU, IEEE, ETSI, ANSI, IETF, OASIS, VITA, W3C, HDMI Forum and NFC Forum. It considers the policy objectives, the way essential IPR are defined, and the procedures for...

After an introduction into the principle data and methodology, this study starts by providing a quantitative overview of the general features of standard essential patents (also called SEPs). It considers the occurrence of essential patents, how their existence has developed over time, and how...