Intellectual Property Policy
Intel advocates for balanced protection and enforcement of intellectual property that incentivizes innovation.
Intel owns approximately 70,000 patent assets worldwide. Innovation, and the intellectual property (IP) that underlines it, are central to our business. Intel believes that a balanced, fair approach to IP systems is the best way to incentivize innovation. Intel's objective is to achieve balanced protection and enforcement for intellectual property — including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets — globally.
Key Issues
Patent System
A balanced patent system spurs innovation by rewarding individuals who put the public in full possession of new ideas to ensure that patents fully and clearly describe their invention and that laws and procedures are faithfully applied. Maintaining balance in patent systems requires those systems to evolve and adapt to significant evolutions in innovation dynamics and ecosystems. Many of today's high-tech products combine multiple independent innovations into complex, highly integrated products and services, increasing the need to calibrate rewards and enforcement to achieve results that promote innovation and growth.
Patents & Standards
The widespread adoption of standardized technology can drive innovation and provide significant benefits to consumers. However, once a standard becomes widely adopted and is essential for products to incorporate it, participants in standard-setting activities need to abide by the commitments they gave voluntarily during the standard-setting work and grant licenses on a reasonable and non-discriminatory basis.
Trade Secrets
Trade secrets are vital to maintaining companies' competitiveness. Studies estimate that trade secrets can comprise up to 80% of a company's value and that "know-how" is vital to securing economic growth and jobs.
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