Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation
Article 1 (Purpose)
These rules provide for the procedures necessary to conduct evaluation on essentialityof patents (hereinafter, the “Essential Patent Evaluation”) by the Japan Intellectual
Property Arbitration Center (hereinafter, the “Center”) on whether or not a particularpatent is essential for implementation of the functions and effects as prescribed in aparticular technical standard (hereinafter, the “Subject Technical Standard”), based on
the agreement between the Center and the licensing organization of essential patents
for the Subject Technical Standards (hereinafter, the “Licensing Organization”).
Article 2 (Designation of Subject Technical Standards)
The Subject Technical Standards on which the Center conducts the procedure for
Essential Patent Evaluation shall be the technical standards as designated in Appendix
1 hereof.
Article 3 (Application Procedure for Essential Patent Evaluation)(1) The applicant for Essential Patent Evaluation shall submit to the Center a written
application in the predetermined form, which includes the following items:(i)the name (or title, hereinafter, the same), domicile (or residence, hereinafter
the same), and contact information (telephone number, fax number, e-mailaddress) of the applicant, and name of the applicant’s representative if theapplicant is a juridical person;(ii)

the names, domiciles, and contact information (telephone numbers, fax
numbers, e-mail addresses) of agents, if any;
When a person, who is neither an attorney-at-law nor a patent attorney isappointed as an agent, the Center’s approval shall be necessary;(iii)

the purport of the application; and(iv)

the grounds for the application.

(2) The grounds for the application as provided in the Item (iv) of the preceding
paragraph shall include the following items:(a)File history of the patent (hereinafter, the “present patent”) on which
Essential Patent Evaluation is requested;(b)

Explanation of the present patented invention;(c)

Explanation of a portion of the Subject Technical Standard(hereinafter, the “Subject Portion”) to which the present patent is
considered to be essential;(d)Comparison between the present patented invention and the Subject

Portion;(e)Applicant’s contention with respect to the technical features of thepresent patented invention which are in common with and different
from those of the Subject Portion; and(f)Reasons why implementation of the functions and effects of the
Subject Portion cannot be achieved without using the present
patented invention.

(3) The Applicant shall submit the following items as attachments to the written
application:(i)a "Certificate of Qualification" for the applicant’s representative if theapplicant is a juridical person;(ii)a "Power of Attorney" to show the agent’s attorneyship, in case an agent is
appointed;(iii)

Materials which the applicant believes to prove the grounds for theapplication; and(iv)

an "Oath and Consent" in the format per Appendix 2 hereof which isdesignated by the Licensing Organization.

(4) The applicant may submit the written application as provided for in Paragraph (1)and the attached documents and materials as provided for in the preceding
paragraph by the method of electronic transmission.. Provided, however, that theoriginals thereof shall be submitted, when the Center considers it necessary andgives such notice to the applicant.
Article 4 (Appointment of the Evaluators)(1) The Center shall appoint an attorney-at-law and a patent attorney from the list ofevaluator candidates which the Center provides at all times (hereinafter, the “List”).
This shall apply to a case where any of the evaluators appointed is lacking in theinterim for reason of death or resignation.
(2) The Center shall appoint one additional evaluator from the List, when there is amotion raised by any of the evaluators to that effect.
Article 5 (Obligation to Disclose Information regarding Conflict of Interests)
The evaluator shall, upon its appointment, submit to the applicant and the Center, awritten commitment with respect to the evaluator’s conflict of interests and shall fully
disclose, without delay, any such information on conflict of interests when theevaluators themselves believe that there exist or occur any such circumstances or
events that are likely to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to its impartiality or
independence.

Article 6 (Challenge of Evaluators)(1) Where there exist such circumstances that give rise to a reasonable doubt as to theevaluator’s impartiality or independence, the parties may request to challenge such
evaluator.
(2) The Center shall make a decision that the challenge is to be accepted when it findsthat the request in the preceding paragraph has good reason.
Article 7 (Examination and Duration)(1) The evaluators shall, in the case where they consider that there is a reason to denyits essentiality on the patent concerned, inform the applicant of such reason andgive the applicant an opportunity to express its opinion in written or oral form.
(2) In addition, the evaluators may, in their discretion, request the applicant to explain
about any questions the evaluators may have with regard to the case on which the
Essential Patent Evaluation is requested, and allow the applicant to express its
opinion.
(3) The evaluators may, in their discretion, refer to the Licensing Organization, in
written or oral form, any matters which they consider necessary for the conduct ofEssential Patent Evaluation in order to obtain its explanation.
(4) The proceedings of Essential Patent Evaluation are scheduled to finish within twomonths from the date of receipt of a written application.
Article 8 (Confidentiality Obligation)
All proceedings and records of Essential Patent Evaluation shall be maintained behindclosed-doors, and the evaluators, evaluator candidates, case administrators as well as
the members of the Steering Committee and the staff of the Center’s Secretariat, theparties, and their agents shall not disclose or use the existence, contents, and results ofthe Essential Patent Evaluation or applications of Restated Essential Patent
Evaluation (including the facts relating to the proceedings of Essential Patent
Evaluation and the facts which come to be known through the proceedings of Essential
Patent Evaluation), with the exception where the consents of all parties as to thedisclosure or use are obtained. This shall also apply to such persons who have left
their services.

Provided, the Center may, in the case where it is necessary forenlightenment and research, etc. of the resolution of disputes relating to intellectual
property, disclose the above without specifying specific contents such as the names ofthe parties and the patent concerned, etc.
Article 9 (Written Essential Patent Evaluation)

The conclusion of the Essential Patent Evaluation shall be prepared in writing and awritten Essential Patent Evaluation shall be notified to the applicant and the Licensing
Organization severally.
Article 10 (Nature of Essential Patent Evaluation)
The Essential Patent Evaluation is an opinion of the evaluators appointed by the Center,and it shall have no binding force on any person except for the Licensing Organizationand the applicant as the Licensing Organization prescribes.
Article 11 (Appeal)
No appeal may be instituted from the Essential Patent Evaluation once it is issued.
Article 12 (Re-Application)(1) Notwithstanding the preceding Article, an application for Restated Essential Patent
Evaluation with respect to the Essential Patent Evaluation may be made at any
time in the following cases:(i)

Restated Essential Patent Evaluation for Affirmation of Essentiality;
With regard to the patent which has been opined that it is not essential, inthe case where the owner of such patent requests again to opine that it isessential, with new evidence which such patent owner believes to prove thegrounds for application.

(ii)

Restated Essential Patent Evaluation for Negation of Essentiality;
With regard to the patent which has been opined that it is essential, in thecase where any other person but the owner of such patent requests to opinethat it is not essential on grounds that there are alternative techniques bywhich it is possible to implement the function and effect of Subject Portion.

(2) The evaluators of the Restated Essential Patent Evaluation as provided for in
Paragraph (1), Item (ii) shall give an opportunity to such patent owner to submit awritten counter-argument against the grounds described in the written application
for Restated Essential Patent Evaluation within an appropriate time limit.
(3) The provisions of Article 3, Paragraphs (1), (3), and (4), Articles 4 through 10, andArticles 12 through 14 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Restated Essential
Patent Evaluation. Provided, with regard to the appointment of evaluators under
Article 4, the evaluators who once conducted the Essential Patent Evaluation atissue shall be appointed as the evaluators, unless there exist certain unavoidable
circumstances barring such appointment, and the term “the applicant” in Article 7,
Paragraph (1) shall be construed as “the applicant and patent owner.”Article 13 (Withdrawal)
The applicant may withdraw the application for Essential Patent Evaluation at any
time until the written Essential Patent Evaluation has been sent to the applicant.
Article 14 (Fees)(1) The applicant shall, upon its application, pay, to the Center, the prescribed fees set
out for each Subject Technical Standard for which the Essential Patent Evaluation
is sought.
(2) In the case the fee is not paid, or the fee paid is lacking, the Center may request theparties to pay the shortfall within one week from the date of receipt of notice, and in
the case where the applicant does not make such payment within this period, theapplication may be deemed to be withdrawn.
(3) The fee paid to and received by the Center shall not be reimbursed, including thecase where the application is withdrawn.
Article 15 (Management of Case)(1) Management of the applications for Essential Patent Evaluation shall be conductedby the Steering Committee or a branch Steering Committee of the Center(hereinafter, the “Steering Committee”) and its office work shall be conducted by the
Secretariat of the Center.
(2) The Steering Committee shall, when an application for Essential Patent Evaluation
is made, promptly appoint a case administrator to manage the case.
(3) The case administrator may attend the hearings as necessary.
Article 16 (Exclusion of Liability)
Except in the case of deliberate wrongdoing or gross negligence, neither the Center nor
its staff/related persons nor evaluators shall be liable to a party for Essential Patent
Evaluation or any act or omission in connection herewith under these Rules.
Supplementary Provisions
These rules shall come into force as from April 4, 2006.
Supplementary Provisions
These rules shall come into force as from January 9, 2007.
Supplementary Provisions
These rules shall come into force as from November 1, 2023.

Appendix 1: Subject Technical Standards on which
the Center conducts the Essential Patent Evaluation
Appendix 1-1: Technical Standards for "Digital Broadcasting Pool"No.

Title of ARIB

Standard

ARIB STD-B10

Service Information for Digital Broadcasting System

ARIB STD-B20

Transmission System for Digital Satellite Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B21

Receiver for Digital Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B24

Data Coding and Transmission Specifications for Digital Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B25

Conditional Access System Specification for Digital Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B29

Transmission System for Digital Terrestrial Sound Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B30

Receiver for Digital Terrestrial Sound Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B31

Transmission System for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B32

Video Coding, Audio Coding and Multiplexing Specifications for Digital Broadcasting

ARIB TR-B13 *Operational Guidelines for Digital Terrestrial Sound Broadcasting

ARIB TR-B14

Operational Guidelines for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting

ARIB TR-B15

Operational Guidelines for BS/Broadband CS Digital BroadcastingMPEG-2 Standard, MPEG-4 Standard, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Standard, IEEE1394 Standard, and the
portion of Server-type Broadcasting shall be excluded from the scope of the pool.
*ARIB TR-B13 was abolished on July 31, 2014.

Appendix 1-2: Technical Standards for "Digital Cable Broadcasting Pool"

Number

JCTEA STD-001

Standards Title

Conditional Access System for Digital Cable
Television

JCTEA STD-002

Multiplex System for Digital Cable
Television

JCTEA STD-003

Service Information for Digital Cable
Television

JCTEA STD-007

Receiver for Digital Cable Television

JCTEA STD-008*1

Pass-through Method for Transmission of
BS Digital Signals Over Cable Television
SystemJCTEA STD-011

Pass-through Method for Digital Terrestrial
Television
Broadcasting Signals over Cable Television
SystemJCTEA STD-012

Head-Amplifier for Retransmitting Digital
Terrestrial
Broadcasting over Cable Television System

JCTEA STD-022*1

RFoG for FTTH Cable Television System

JCTEA TR-007*1

Pass-through Method for Transmission of
BS Digital / CS Wideband Digital Signal for
FTTH Television System

Remarks

JLabs SPEC-001

Operational specifications for BS digital
broadcasting(JCL SPEC-001)

JLabs

Trans-Modulation

Operational specifications for BS digital
broadcastingSPEC-001-01(JCL

Trans-Modulation Detailed specifications ofillegal usage protection function

SPEC-001-01)

JLabs

Operational specifications for BS digital
broadcastingSPEC-001-02(JCL

Trans-Modulation Operational
specifications for download function

SPEC-001-02)

JLabs SPEC-002

Operational specifications for 110°E
longitude CS digital broadcasting(JCL SPEC-002)

JLabs SPEC-003

Trans-Modulation

Operational specifications for ReMUX
digital broadcasting(JCL SPEC-003)

JLabs SPEC-004（independent broadcasting）

Operational specifications for ReMUX
digital broadcasting(JCL SPEC-004)(i-HITS)JLabs SPEC-005

Operational specifications for JC-HITS(JCL SPEC-005)

Trans-Modulation

JLabs SPEC-006

Operational specifications for Pass-Through(JCL SPEC-006)

terrestrial digital broadcasting andindependent broadcasting

JLabs SPEC-007

Operational specifications for(JCL SPEC-007)

Trans-Modulation terrestrial broadcastingand independent broadcasting

JLabs
Spec-014 *1

Operational Specification for
V-ONU Remote Control

JLabs
Spec-029 *1

Operational Specification for
Hybridcast Service

JLabs
Spec-039 *1

Operational specifications forInternet Protocol
Broadcasting

JLabs
SPEC-045*2

Operational specifications forInternet Protocol Broadcasting(IP pass-through)

ITU-T Rec,J296
(06/2012)*1

Specifications for a hybrid
cable set-top box

Published English version of. JLabs
SPEC-023

ARIB STD-B20

Transmission System for Digital Satellite

Related to multiplexing techniques in

Broadcastingtransmission system are excluded.

Data Coding and Transmission Specification

Volume 1, Part 2, 4.4, and Volume 2,

for Digital Broadcasting

Appendix 4 and 5 are excluded.

Conditional Access System Specifications forPart 1, Chapter 5 and 6, andPart 2 are

Digital Broadcastingexcluded.

Transmission System for Digital Terrestrial

Related to hierarchical

ARIB STD-B24

ARIB STD-B25

ARIB STD-B31

Volume 2 is excluded.

Television Broadcastingtransmission techniques intransmission system are excluded.

ARIB STD-B32

Video Coding, Audio Coding and Multiplexing
Specifications for Digital Broadcasting

ARIB TR-B14

Operational Guidelines for Digital Terrestrial

Related to transmission techniques in

Television Broadcasting

one-segment broadcasting system andC profile for receiver are excluded.

ARIB TR-B15

Other ARIB

Operational Guidelines for Digital Satellite

Related to transmission techniques are

Broadcastingexcluded.

Other ARIB Standards quoted in JCTEA

Note some parts in ARIB STD-B10 andStandards and JLabs

Standards

Operational Specification as requirement

STD-B21 are transcribed, cited orcomplied with Standards andoperational specifications for cablesystem.

Patents related to MPEG-2 Video Standards, MPEG-4 Video Standards, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Standards, IEEE1394 Standards administrated by already existing patent license schemes andBroadcasting System Based on Home Servers are excluded.
Note : The standards *1 are the ones added on December 20, 2019 , and *2 is the one added on
October 1st,2023.
* This chart is for information purpose only. A patent evaluation will be in the Japanese language

Appendix 1-3: Technical Standards for " Ultra High-Definition Television Satellite
Broadcasting Pool"※Note : As the name of STD-B67 has changed, we added column version 2.0 or later as of July 1, 2018.

Standards No.

ARIB STD-B1

Standard Name(English translation)

Applicable
VersionAplicable Part
Information

Digital Receiver for Digital

Version 3.0
or laterPart 2 is applicable

Satellite Broadcasting Services
using Communication Satellites(Desirable Specification)

ARIB STD-B10

Service Information for
Digital Broadcasting System

Data Coding and
ARIB STD-B24

Transmission Specification

Version 5.4
or laterVersion 6.0
or laterfor Digital Broadcasting

ARIB STD-B25

Conditional Access
System Specifications for

ARIB STD-B32

Except Part 1,
Chapter 5, 5.2; Part
1, Reference 4 and 5;
Part 2, Appendix;
Part 3; and Part 4

Version 3.0
or laterExcept Part 1,
Appendix A; Part 2,
Interpretation 1 to 3;
Part 2, Annex; Part
3, Chapter 3, 3.6, 3.7
and 3.9(7) (but3.10(7) for Ver.3.4 orlater); and Part 3,
Appendix A

Version 2.0
or laterExcept Annex B, B.3;
and Appendix 1 to 3

and Multiplexing
Specifications for Digital
Broadcasting

Transmission System for
ARIB STD-B44

Advanced Wide Band Digital
Satellite Broadcasting

Volume 3 (except
Explanation) andVolume 4 (except
Annex) areapplicable

Version 6.4
or later

Digital BroadcastingVideo Coding, Audio Coding

Except Part 2,
Annex F; Annex J;
Annex M; Annex N;
Annex P; andExplanation

ARIB STD-B56

ARIB STD-B59

UHDTV System Parameters
for Programme Production
Three-Dimensional Multichannel
Stereophonic Sound System For
Programme Production

MMT-Based Media Transport
ARIB STD-B60

Scheme in Digital

Version 1.1
or laterVersion 1.0
or laterVersion 1.0
or laterExcept Explanation
4 and Appendix

Broadcasting Systems
Conditional Access System
ARIB STD-B61(Second Generation) and CAS

Version 1.0
or later

Program Download System
Specifications for Digital
Broadcasting

Version 1.0
or laterExcept Explanation

Version 1.4
or later

Added to this list on
Jan. 1st, 2016

Essential Parameter Values For The
Extended Image Dynamic Range
Version 1.0
Television (EIDRTV) System For
or later
Programme Production

Added to this list on
Jan. 1st, 2016

Multimedia Coding Specification
ARIB STD-B62

Except Volume 1,
Part 1, Chapter 3,
3.1; and Chapter 4,
4.6 and 4.7; Part 1,
Explanation 1 and 2;
Part 2, Explanation
1, 1.3 and1.4; andVolume 2,
Explanation 1

for Digital Broadcasting (2’ndand Appendix

Generation)

ARIB STD-B63

ARIB STD-B67

Receiver For Advanced Wide Band
Digital Satellite Broadcasting(Desirable Specifications)Parameter Values for the Hybrid
Log-Gamma (HLG) High Dynamic
Range Television (HDR-TV) System
for Programme Production*Note

Version 2.0
or laterContents Protection Requirements
NEXTVF TR-0002

and Receiver Output Rule for the

Version 1.0
or later

4K Broadcasting using theAdvanced Narrowband
Transmission System

NEXTVF TR-0003

Technical Data about the Operation Version 1.0
or laterof the 4K Broadcasting using theAdvanced Narrowband
Transmission System
Operational Guideline for Advanced Version 1.0 or

NEXTVF TR-0004 Wideband Digital Satellite

Added to this list on

later

March 14th, 2016

Broadcasting

ARIB TR-B39

Operational Guidelines For Advanced
Digital Satellite Broadcasting

Version 1.1
or later

Added to this list on
December 15th, 2016

Patents related to MPEG-2 Standard, MPEG-4 Standard, H.265(HEVC) Standard, andIEEE1394 Standard are to be excluded.
Revised on July 25, 2018

Appendix 1-4: CATV(UHDTV) Applicable Standards
Standard Name
Standards No.

Information(English translation)

JCTEA STD-002

Multiplex System for Digital

Volume 1 Part3,Part5 are applicable*1*1

Cable Television

Volume 2 ITU-T Rec.J.382 isapplicable*3

JCTEA STD-003

Service Information for Digital

Part 4 is applicable*1*1

Cable Television

Of the “descriptors” described in theremainder portions of the Standard, thedescription related to “advanced cabledistribution system” is applicable*3

JCTEA STD-007

Receiver for Digital Cable*1

TelevisionPass-through

MethodPart 2 is applicablefor

JCTEA STD-008
Transmission of BS Digital Signals*3Over Cable Television System

JCTEA STD-022

RFoG for FTTH Cable Television*3

SystemPass-through

Methodfor

JCTEA TR-007

Transmission of BS Digital / CS

*3

Wideband Digital Signal for FTTH
Television System

JLabs SPEC-014

Operational Specification for V-ONU*3

Remote Control

Operational

specifications

Advanced

ReMUX

JLabs SPEC-017
broadcasting(independent broadcasting)for
digitalOperational

specifications

Advanced

ReMUX

for
digitalJLabs SPEC-018
broadcasting（i-HITS）

Operational

specifications

for

JLabs SPEC-019
Advanced JC-HITS Trans-Modulation

Operational
JLabs SPEC-028

Specifications

forInternet Protocol Broadcasting(Independent Broadcasting)

JLabs SPEC-029

Operational

Specification*3

Hybridcast Service

forOperational Specification for Internet
JLabs SPEC-030
Protocol Video on Demand Services

Operational

specifications

for

JLabs SPEC-033

Advanced BS digital broadcasting*2

Trans-Modulation(J.83 Annex C / J.183) (single QAM)

Operational

specifications

for

JLabs

Advanced BS digital broadcastingSPEC-034

Trans-Modulation*2(J.83 Annex C / J.183) (multiple
QAM) (corresponds to 4K/8K)

Operational

specificationsfor

Excluding the part which is described as being

Advanced

Cable

independentout of scope. (Chapter 5: Appendix 1, Chapter

JLabs
SPEC-035
broadcasting

6: 6.12, Chapter 9: 9.5, etc.)*2(corresponds to ACAS)

JLabs

Operational Specification for Internet

SPEC-039

Protocol Broadcasting*3

Volume 2 is applicable

JLabsOperational Specification for Internet

SPEC-045

Protocol Broadcasting*4(IP pass-through)Requirements

andfunctional

Published English version of. JLabs SPEC-023

ITU-T
specification of cable set-top boxes
Rec.J297(03/2018)*3
for 4K ultra-high definition※The standards *1 are the ones added on June 10, 2017.

The standards *2 are the ones added on December 21, 2018.

The standards *3 including those specified in the column of Information are the ones added on December 20,2019.

The standards *4 is the one added on October 1st, 2023.

Appendix 1-5: IPTV Applicable Standards
No.
IPTVFJ

Standard Name

Information

Overview

STD-0001

IPTVFJ

VOD Specifications

STD-0002

IPTVFJ

Download Specification

available

STD-0003

IPTVFJ

English version is not

IP Broadcasting Specifications

STD-0004

IPTVFJ

Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting

English version is not

STD-0005

IP Retransmission Specifications

available

IPTVFJ

CDN Scope

STD-0006

Service Approach Specifications

IPTVFJ

Internet Scope

English version is not

STD-0007

Service Approach Specifications

available

IPTVFJ

Specifications of IPTV Service Approach by Integration with

STD-0008

Broadcasting

IPTVFJ

Digital Satellite Broadcasting IP Retransmission Specifications

STD-0009

English version is notavailable

IPTVFJ

Integrated Broadcast-Broadband System

STD-0010

Specification

IPTVFJ

HTML5 Browser Specification

STD-0011

IPTVFJ

Operator to Operator Communication Metadata Operational

English version is not

STD-0012

Guideline

available

IPTVFJ

Hybridcast Specifications

STD-0013

IPTVFJ

Advanced BS Digital Broadcasting IP Rebroadcast Operational

Added to this table on Sep.

STD-0014

Guideline

1, 2020
English version is notavailable

IPTVFJ

Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting IP Rebroadcast Operational

Added to this table on Oct.

STD-0015

Specifications

1, 2023(IP Pass-Through)English version is notavailable

IPTVFJ

BS

DigitalBroadcastingIP

STD-0016

Specifications (IP Pass-Through)Rebroadcasting

Operational

Added to this table on Oct.
1, 2023
English version is notavailable

IPTVFJ

Hybridcast Technical Specification Service Guideline

English version is notavailable

DOC-0002

IPTVFJ Standards are available from the following website ：https://www.iptvforum.jp/download/
The IPTVFJ Standards refers to the Specifications of the Networked Digital Television Study Group.
This Specifications are available from the following website
http://nw-dtv.jp/documents/index.html：

OATH AND CONSENT ON ESSENTIAL PATENT EVALUATIONWith regard to the filing of applications for Essential Patent Evaluation with theJapan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Center"),
we/I, the undersigned ______________________________________________________(name)(hereinafter referred to as the "Applicant") do hereby duly sworn, depose and say that:
1. The Applicant shall agree to comply with the Procedural Rules for Essential Patent
Evaluation established by the Center.
2. The Applicant shall not use the results of the Essential Patent Evaluation received
from the Center for any purposes other than joining any or all of the Patent Pools set
out below:
・The ARIB Standards for Digital Broadcasting Patent Pool
・The Digital Cable Broadcasting Patent Pool
・The Ultra High- Definition Television Satellite Broadcasting Patent Pool
・The Ultra High-Definition Television Cable Broadcasting Patent Pool
・The IPTV Broadcasting Patent Pool
3. The Applicant shall not use or otherwise disclose to others the contents, inclusive of
the results, of the Essential Patent Evaluation received from the Center except for use
in participating in the Pool.
4. The Applicant shall make applications for Essential Patent Evaluation in good faith
only in respect of the patents that are considered in the Applicant's belief to be valid andessential.
5. The Applicant shall not raise any objections against any of the Evaluators in theirrepresenting any third party in a dispute against the Applicant in the future, except fora dispute involving the patents for which the Evaluators have handled the Essential
Patent Evaluation on behalf of the Applicant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Applicant hereby execute this document and submit thesame to the Center together with the necessary documents as specified in Article 3 of
the Procedural Rules for Essential Patent Evaluation.
D a t e d：Applicant:
By: ______________________________________________