Menno Treffers
Posts by Menno Treffers
Emotions in the debate on royalty payments for the use of standards
The debate on royalty payments for standard essential patents has a surprisingly emotional, sometimes even hostile, undertone. Companies selling standards-based products have an obvious commercial interest in …
The Royalty Rate for a Subset of Standard Essential Patents – What Is Reasonable?
How can a patent that is deemed essential for a standard not be infringed in a product that implements that standard? One possible explanation could be that …
Inventions Make a Standard Competitive
When a standard faces competition, it is essential to be the first on the market with products and to establish the highest market share. The network effect …
A micro-economic estimate of the reasonable royalty rate for standard essential patents
The debate on RAND terms and conditions is mostly about the reasonability of the royalty rate, less about non-discriminatory part. So, what is a “reasonable rate”? Companies …