• What is Advisory Opinion on Essentiality?
• Procedural Flow of Advisory Opinion on Essentiality
• With regard to offer for application of essential patents for the digital broadcasting standards (ARIB Standards) patent license (Japanese)
• With regard to the application procedure for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality in connection with the digital broadcasting standards (ARIB Standards)
• ARIB Standards designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee as Subject Technical Standards, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting (Appendix 1 under Article 2 of Procedural Rules for A
• Format of "Letter of Oath and Agreement" designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting (Appendix 2 under Article 3, Paragraph (3), Item (iv) of P

What is Advisory Opinion on Essentiality?

An Advisory Opinion on Essentiality means the issuance of advisory opinions by the Center on whether or not a particular patent is essential for implementation of functions and effects as prescribed in a particular technical standard (hereinafter, the "Subject Technical Standard"), based on the agreement between the Center and the licensing organization of essential patents relating to the Subject Technical Standard (hereinafter, the "Licensing Organization").

Procedures for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality are provided in the "Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality."As for the flow of procedure, please refer to the "Procedural Flow of Advisory Opinion on Essentiality."

Please prepare a written application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality in accordance with the format of "Written Application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality"provided by the Center, and submit it.

Each Licensing Organization provides fees for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality in a written agreement with the Center.

Click the necessary items.

• Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality
• Procedural Flow of Advisory Opinion on Essentiality
• Revised Written Application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality (Format)
• With regard to offer for application of essential patents for the digital broadcasting standards (ARIB Standards) patent license
• With regard to the application procedure for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality in connection with the digital broadcasting standards (ARIB Standards)
• ARIB Standards designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee as Subject Technical Standards, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting (Appendix 1 under Article 2 of Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality)
• Format of "Letter of Oath and Agreement" designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting (Appendix 2 under Article 3, Paragraph (3), Item (iv) of Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality)
• Revised Written Application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality (Format)

Procedural Flow of Advisory Opinion on Essentiality

Note : Hereinagter, the same as the flow chart of (1) above. Provided, with regard to the appointment of panelists, panelists who have conducted the preceding Advisory oPinion on Essentiality shall be appointed as panelists.

Note : Hereinagter, the same as the flow chart of (1) above. Provided, with regard to the appointment of panelists, panelists who have conducted the preceding Advisory oPinion on Essentiality shall be appointed as panelists.
In addition, panelists of the Restated Advisory Opinion for negation shall give an opportunity to the patent owner to submit awritten counterargument against the grounds described in a written application for Restated Advisory Opinion, designating an adequate time limit.

With regard to offer for application of essential patents for the digital broadcasting standards (ARIB Standards) patent license (Japanese)

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With regard to the application procedure for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality in connection with the digital broadcasting standards (ARIB Standards)

1. The technical standards which are subject to this offer for application of essential patents shall be limited to the following designated standards of the ARIB Standards.

Provided, MPEG-2 Standard, MPEG-4 Standard, H.264|MPEG4AVC Standard, IEEE1394 Standard, and the portion of Server-type Broadcasting shall be excluded from the scope of the pool.

The designation of these technical standards is conducted pursuant to the provision of Article 2 of Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality. These are designated as "1. Subject Technical Standards relating to Digital Broadcasting ARIB Standards Patent Pool" in the Appendix 1 of Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality "Technical Standards subject to Advisory Opinion on Essentiality by the Center." Please refer to the necessary matters in the "Center's Advisory Opinion on Essentiality" of this homepage.

2. In order to make an application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality, the following each procedure shall be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Articles 3 and 14 of Procedural Rules for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality to the Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (hereinafter, the "Center").

(1) Please submit a written application for Center's Advisory Opinion on Essentiality (one original copy and two duplicates) to the Center's secretariat. For the preparation of this written application, please download a model format (a word file) from the Center's homepage and fill it out.

Secretariat of Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
Benrisi Kaikan 3-4-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku 100-0013 Tokyo
TEL:03-3500-3793A FAX:03-3500-3839
E-mail:info@ip-adr.gr.jp

(2) Please attach the following items to this written application
(a) Written application for Center's Advisory Opinion on Essentiality two duplicates
(b) Materials which the applicant believes to prove the grounds for the application, and the list thereof one original copy, two duplicates
(c) Copy of Register of Patents one original copy, two duplicates
(d) Complete Set of File Wrapper one original copy, two duplicates
(e) Certificate of qualification of the representative, if the applicant is a juridical person. one original copy
(f) Document which proves the representative capacity (power of attorney), if agents are appointed. one original copy
(g) Letter of oath and agreement in the format of Appendix 2 designated by the licensing organization, in cases where the licensing organization demands it. one original copy

(Note 1)
For descriptions in the "grounds for the application" in the written application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality as provided for in (a) above, please prepare the explanation of comparison between the claims of the subject patent and the subject standard in table form, after the example of a written application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality (Sample) attached hereto.

(Note 2)
Please include the material number, material name, date produced, author, and those matters which the material is intended to prove, etc. in the list as provided for in (b) above. Please represent the materials numerically, such as, "Material 1," and "Material 2."

(Note 3)
In the case where you refer to documents submitted to the JPO including application documents, documents received from the JPO, gazettes, and relevant prior art documents, etc. for the explanation as materials as provided for in (b) above, please clearly represent the referred parts by marking them in red, etc.

(Note 4)
In the case where the applicant is a juridical person, please submit one original copy of a certificate of qualification of the representative or a certified copy of commercial registration, etc. (within three (3) months from the date of issuance) as the "certificate of qualification of the representative" as provided for in (e) above. These are available at the Legal Affairs Bureau which exercises jurisdiction over the relevant company according to its address.

(Note 5)
The format of the letter of oath and agreement as provided for in the (g) above is available in this Center's homepage http://www.ip-adr.gr.jp/ or the homepage of Uldage Corporation http://www.uldage.com/

(3) Please electronically transmit the written application which the applicant prepared in accordance with (1) above as an e-mail attachment to the e-mail address info@ip-adr.gr.jp which the Center has designated.
In addition, please print out the prepared written application in word file format (a signature and seal of the applicant or its agent are required), and send one original copy and two duplicates thereof to the Center by certified e-mail. Each original copy and duplicate shall be accompanied by the relevant documents which have not been able to be sent by e-mail.

3. Application fees for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality in connection with the ARIB Standard are provided as follows by the agreement with the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee.

(1) The number of claims of the subject patent to the application is equal to or less than two---800,000 yen
(2) The number of claims of the subject patent to the application is equal to or less than four---1,000,000 yen
(3) In the case where the number of claims of the subject patent to the application is more than four, for each additional claim (from fifth claim)---100,000 yen shall be assessed.

Please make payment of the application fee for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality to the following bank account.

< Beneficiary Bank Account >
Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Kasumigaseki branch office
Ordinary Deposit Account No. 6559091

4. When an application for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality is made, one pair of panelists consisting of one attorney-at-law and one patent attorney, who are neutral and impartial and have no interest in the relevant application case, shall be appointed and the proceedings to issue an advisory opinion on essentiality shall be conducted. The Center aims to have all written Advisory Opinion on Essentiality drafted within two (2) months from the receipt of application.

5. If you have any questions with respect to the application procedure for Advisory Opinion on Essentiality, please contact the following.

Contact point : Secretariat of Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
Address : Benrisi Kaikan 3-4-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku 100-0013 Tokyo
Tel : 03-3500-3793
Fax : 03-3500-3839
E-mail : info@ip-adr.gr.jp

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ARIB Standards designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee as Subject Technical Standards, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting (Appendix 1 under Article 2 of Procedural Rules for A

1. ARIB Standards designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee as Subject Technical Standards, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting.

Note: MPEG-2 Standard, MPEG-4 Standard, H.264|MPEG4AVC Standard, IEEE1394 Standard, and the portion of Server-type Broadcasting shall be excluded from the scope of the pool.

Format of "Letter of Oath and Agreement" designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee, in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting (Appendix 2 under Article 3, Paragraph (3), Item (iv) of P

1. Format of Letter of Oath and Agreement designated by the digital terrestrial broadcasting preparatory committee in connection with the ARIB Standard patent pool relating to digital broadcasting

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