Why is the GS1 MobileCom Intellectual Property Policy limited to necessary claims?
GS1 MobileCom encourages independent development of intellectual property based on GS1 MobileCom Standards/Specifications. By limiting licensed patent rights only to what is “necessary” to implement the Standards/Specifications themselves, we fully expect that parties will develop and benefit from exploiting proprietary implementations and improved systems and methods which utilize GS1 MobileCom Standards/Specifications. We encourage the development and use of intellectual property which is built upon a common set of interoperable standards.
