J Young Tag Sg Feb 2 2010

PATENTS AND SMART GRID STANDARDS THE SMART GRID SOCIETY OF GEORGIA February 2, 2010 Jeff Young Alston & Bird LLP

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],GOAL OF STANDARDS

IMPACT OF PATENTS ON THE STANDARDS PROCESS Smart Grid Components A-Z Smart Grid Components A-P EXPRESS LANE STOPS AHEAD TOLL Pay RAND Royalty Royalty Free or RAND First Leg, but Standards Fell Short TOLL Negotiate Private Royalties W-Z Q R-V STAN- DARDS END BEST PRACTICE TOLL TOLL

WILL PATENT OWNERS COOPERATE? Standard for data link to a power line Manufacturer A of servers, routers, grid management software Patent 1 on data link May consider royalty-free license Manufacturer B of power line data link hardware Patent 2 on data link Needs a royalty (RAND license or opt out)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ROLE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SAFE STANDARDS PARTICIPATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“PATENT HOLD-UP” SAGAS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

RESPONSE OF THE SDOs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

EXAMPLE: SGIP IP POLICY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

EXAMPLE: IEEE PATENT POLICY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

EXAMPLE: NEMA PATENT POLICY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE STANDARDS PARTICIPATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION PREPARE FOR WORKING GROUP MEETINGS REPORT TEMPLATE BASIC INTERNAL PROCEDURES EFFECTIVE STANDARDS PARTICIPATION

THANK YOU! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

J Young Tag Sg Feb 2 2010

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