Reviews some patent basics and then considers the following questions: What is an "open standard?" What are the policies of other standards setting organizations governing patented contributions to standards? And what light does this shed on the OpenURL situation and future actions by NISO? Originally published in Information Standards Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, October 2003.
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White Paper
Priscilla Caplan
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Publication Date: ISBN: 978-1-880124-95-6 Press: NISO