In your view, what impact did the reduction of protection on SEPs have on (i) incentives of firms that might develop technology that might be essential to a standard to participate in standard setting; and (ii) what impact might this have on the development of standards? In your view, what impact did the inability to obtain injunctions on SEPs have on the relative power of non-essential design and software patents (such as those relating to the shape of an smart phone, or the graphic interface on a smart phone), and if such patents were already over protected, on the relative incentives in the market for firms to develop and invest in such patents.

In your view, what impact did the reduction of protection on SEPs have on (i) incentives of firms that might develop technology that might be essential to a standard to participate in standard setting; and (ii) what impact might this have on the development of standards? In your view, what impact did the inability to obtain injunctions on SEPs have on the relative power of non-essential design and software patents (such as those relating to the shape of an smart phone, or the graphic interface on a smart phone), and if such patents were already over protected, on the relative incentives in the market for firms to develop and invest in such patents.