Rudi Bekkers

University Professor in Standards and Intellectual Property

Education videos on standards and standardisation

In an effort to contribute to teaching on patents and standards in Europe, I recorded a number of expert interviews aimed at students in this area. Insiders in industry, public organizations, and governments here tell about their work on these topics and important developments and leave a personal message to students at the end of the video.

We plan to add additional videos in the near future. You are also allowed to re-use these videos.

Please also check our videos about patents.

CEN-CENELEC

In this video, Andrea Gulasci of CEN-CENELEC, explains the role of two of the three European Standards Organisations (ESOs).

ETSI

In this video, Claire d’Esclercs of ETSI explains how telecommunications standards are developed in Europe by the third European Standards Organisation (ESO).

European Commission (EC)
In this video, Sophie Mueller and Gabriella Sestini talk about the standardsiation policy of the European Commission.

Small Business Standards (SBS)
In this video, Maitane Olabarria provides insight into the challenges and opportunities of small and medium-sized companies in standardisation.

DIGITALEUROPE
A talk on standardization with Omar Dhaher of DigitalEurope, an organisation that represents digital industries across Europe.

Forum Standaardisatie (Netherlands governement)
Ludwig Oberendorff explains the policy developed by the Dutch government for the use of standards by governmental agencies for internal use, communications to businesses, and to citizens.

PTB Quantum Technology Competence
Standards also play a key role at the frontiers of science. In this video, Nicolas Spethmann of the Quantum Technology Competence (QTZ) of the German National Metrology Institute (PTB) explains how badly standards are needed for qubits.

Ericsson
It will come as no surprise that standards are vital for any company in the telecommunications sector. In this video, Per Beming, Head of Standards and Industry Initiatives, explains how this works out for Ericsson, one of Europe’s leading telecommunications equipment suppliers.

ETSI IPR Special Committee
In this video, Steve Faraji, the chairperson of the ETSI Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Special Committee, introduces the fascinating world where patents and standards come together.

Want to see more videos on patents and standards?
If you are a student of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and enrolled in one of the courses below, we have additional videos for you that are for TU/e students only. Just log in to your course via CANVAS.

  • 0LVX20 / 0LVX40- Tech Strategy: Patents and Standards
  • 0SV100 Economics of innovation: IPR and competition law institutions
  • 0EM210 Governing sustainable technology and innovation
  • 1ZM180 Strategic management of technology