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52 Jurimetrics 177 (2011-2012)
The Expanding Role and Importance of Standards in the Information and Communications Technology Industry

handle is hein.journals/juraba52 and id is 199 raw text is: I DEEOPET THE EXPANDING ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDS IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY Brad Biddle, Frank X. Curci, Timothy F. Haslach, Gary E. Marchant, Andrew Askland, and Lyn Gaudet* ABSTRACT: Standards play a particularly critical role in the information and com- munications technology (ICT) industry: they facilitate important interoperability goals. Standards development processes in the ICT industry are extraordinarily complex, and many aspects of these processes are not well understood. Inspired by discussions at a workshop that included leading practitioners, academics, and policymakers specializing in standards, the authors identify factors that explain both the growing importance and the growing complexity of standards in the ICT industry. The authors provide a frame- work for understanding how standards development efforts are structured, with a particular focus on the more informal specification development groups known as Consortia. The authors also explore two particular challenges in standard setting: the development of intellectual property policies that adequately balance different stake- holder interests, and the potential for ethical conflict issues. CITATION: Brad Biddle, Frank X. Curci, Timothy Haslach, Gary E. Marchant, Andrew Askland, and Lyn Gaudet, The Expanding Role and Importance of Standards in the Information and Communications Technology Industry, 52 Jurimetrics J. 177-208 (2012). *Brad Biddle is Standards Counsel with Intel Corporation and an Adjunct Professor at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Frank X. Curci is a Shareholder with Schwabe, Williamson, and Wyatt, Portland, Oregon. Timothy F. Haslach is a Shareholder with Schwabe, Williamson, and Wyatt, Portland, Oregon. Gary E. Marchant is Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law & Ethics and Faculty Director, Center for Law, Science & Innovation, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Andrew Askland is Director, Center for Law, Science & Innovation, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Lyn Gaudet received her J.D. in 2011 from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. The paper reflects the authors' personal views, and should not be attributed to their respective organizations or institutions. WINTER 2012

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