Table of Contents

Front Matter

1. Foreword

Part I Foundations

1. 1What Is a Standard and Why Should You Care?
2. 2The Organizational Landscape: Types of Standards Bodies
3. 3The Intellectual Property Landscape of Standards
4. 4Due Process, Best Practices, and the Antitrust Connection
5. 5Open Source and Standards: The Convergence

Part II Patent Policies — The Core Of Standards Ip

1. 6Necessary Claims: The Heart of Patent Policy
2. 7RAND and Royalty-Bearing Standards
3. 8Royalty-Free Patent Policies and the Exclusion Mechanism
4. 9Non-Asserts, Pledges, and Covenants
5. 10Patent Policy in Practice: Pitfalls, Applications, and Theater

Part III GOVERNANCE, PROCESS, And Getting Things Done

1. 11Standards Governance Structures
2. 12Decision-Making and Voting
3. 13Specification Development and Finalization

Part IV Practice And Reflection

1. 14The Art of Multi-Party Negotiation in Standards
2. 15Practical Advice for the Standards Attorney
3. 16Lessons from Two Decades of Practice
4. 17Crystal Ball: Where Standards and Open Source Are Headed
5. 18Closing Thoughts: What It All Adds Up To

Appendices

1. Appendix A — Glossary of Standards Terminology
2. Appendix B: Standards Engagement Checklist for Counsel
3. Appendix C: Standards Wars: A Case Study