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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the implications for the UK digital communications industry of applications made by Motorola Europe supported by Motorola USA for patents on technologies offered to and adopted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's Digital Information Interchange Systems Standards group. [68066] Stephen Timms: The Department of Trade and Industry supports the European Telecommunications Institute's policy on Intellectual Property Rights but is not in a position to comment upon the impact of patent rights belonging to individual companies. However, the Radiocommunications Agency is aware of discussions currently taking place within ETSI on the value of essential IPR in a standard and the value of contributions given by members in the development of those standards. The Digital Information Interchange Systems project is seen as a means to promote spectrum efficiency within the Private Business Radio Industry and the Agency would wish to see it develop for the benefit of industry, manufacturers and the users of business radio.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

68066; 390 c157W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Applications Digital broadcasting Licensing EU law EU action Patents Standards Telecommunications Motorola European Telecommunications Standards Institute

Link

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