(International Organization for Standardization) -- The world’s leading international standards organizations have adopted a harmonized approach to address the inclusion of patented technology in standards. The International Electrotechnical Commission, International Organization for Standardization and International Telecommunication Union, under the banner of the World Standards Cooperation, have aligned their policies which allow for commercial entities to contribute the fruits of their research and development (R&D) activity safe in the knowledge that their intellectual property rights are respected. In today’s commercial world, especially in information and communication technologies (ICT), there’s significant investment in R&D activity. A solid patent policy provides crucial investment protection while also opening up intellectual property resources for broad implementation across the industry.

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