About "Center's Essential Patent Evaluation"

The Essential Patent Evaluation is to be conducted by the Center through its evaluators to determine whether or not a particular patent is essential for implementation of the functions and effects as prescribed in one or more of the technical standards (hereinafter, the "Subject Technical Standards") which are specified in the agreement between the Center and the Licensing Organization of Essential Patents relating to the Subject Technical Standards (hereinafter, the "Licensing Organization").

The Procedures for Essential Patent Evaluation are provided for in the "Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation" As for the flow of the procedures, please refer to the "Procedural Flow of Essential Patent Evaluation.".

Please prepare and submit to the Center an application for Essential Patent Evaluation using the form for " Application for Essential Patent Evaluation" set by the Center.

The Licensing Organization will set the fees for essential patent evaluation in a written agreement with the Center in each of the patent pool to be established.

Click the Items Below as Desired:

• Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation
• Procedural Flow of Essential Patent Evaluation
• Application Form for Essential Patent Evaluation ( Format )
• Application Form for Essential Patent Evaluation ( Filled- in Example )
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• Call for Patents that are Essential for the Digital Broadcasting Standards ( the ARIB Standards ) for Patent License Purposes
• Procedures for Application for Essential Patent Evaluation for the Digital Broadcasting Standards ( the ARIB Standards )
• The ARIB Standards Designated by the Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Preparatory Committee as the Technical Standards for the ARIB Standards Patent Pool for Digital Broadcasting (Appendix 1-1 under Article 2 of the Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation)
• Form for the "Oath and Consent" set by ULDAGE Inc. for the ARIB Standards Patent Pool for Digital Broadcasting (Appendix 2 under Article 3, Paragraph 3, Item No. 4 of the Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation)
• Call for Patents that are Essential for the Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards for Patent License Purposes
• Procedures for Application for Essential Patent Evaluation for the Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards
• The Standards Designated by ULDAGE Inc. as the Standards for the Digital Cable Broadcasting Patent Pool (Appendix 1-2 under Article 2 of the Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation)
• Form for the "Oath and Consent" set by ULDAGE Inc. for the Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards Patent Pool (Appendix 2 under Article 3, Paragraph 3, Item No. 4 of the Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation)
• Confirmatory Evaluation on Essential Patent for the Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards
• Application Form for Confirmatory Evaluation on Essential Patent (Format)