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IP Update
As members will be aware, this year the Intellectual Property
Sub-Committee has been conducting a strategic review of LIXI’s
IP Licensing and Membership regime.
The review has involved consultation with a range of Members,
and has drawn on the expertise of legalConsult to prepare a
report to the Board on the current regime and options for future
evolution.
The Board is giving consideration to the recommendations
in the reports, the key findings of which are as follows:
- While LIXI’s core IP is reasonably well managed
and protected, the management regime could be improved, with
more formal procedures for the recording and granting of
usage rights by Members to LIXI. The Board will be taking
steps to implement these recommendations in the coming months.
- There are a range of options for evolving the IP Licensing
and Membership regime. These include open sourcing the standards,
separating Membership rights from Licensing rights, and the
introduction of a tiered licensing structure. The various models
have pros and cons, and some are simply not suited to LIXI,
but others are quite viable.
The Board is putting the final touches to a preferred evolution
path for the regime. It is considering the best way of communicating
this to the Membership and, depending on timing issued, putting
it to the Membership for comment and approval. Members will
be informed as soon as there is anything significant to report
prior to the November AGM.
Mike Thanos
IP Sub-Committee Chair
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