APPENDIX TABLE QUESTIONS COUNT PERCENTAGE A30 Q29: How much do you agree with the following statements about open and closed standards? segmented by Q7: In which region does your organization have its primary headquarters? United States/Canada Europe Asia-Pacific Without patent royalties, standards do not 71 (38%) 41 (38%) 49 (53%) provide value to my organization I would like to see more open 165 (89%) 91 (83%) 72 (78%) standards in my industryA39 Patent royalties from our organization’s IP adopted 96 (52%) 46 (42%) 67 (73%) into standards offer a great return on investment The benefits of open standards outweigh the 132 (71%) 73 (67%) 71 (77%) patent royalty opportunities for my organization Open standards promote competition within the 153 (82%) 87 (80%) 73 (79%) markets where my organization competes My organization relies on open standards as 137 (74%) 76 (70%) 66 (72%) a selling point for products or services My customers prefer to use products and 137 (74%) 74 (68%) 65 (71%) services based on open standards A31 Q29: How much do you agree with the following statements about open and closed standards? segmented by Q8: Please estimate how many employees the organization you work for has worldwide. Small Medium Large Enterprise Without patent royalties, standards do not 168 (42%) 30 (27%) 49 (51%) 65 (60%) provide value to my organization I would like to see more open standards in my industry 338 (85%) 95 (86%) 84 (87%) 90 (83%) Patent royalties from our organization’s IP adopted 216 (54%) 40 (36%) 66 (68%) 70 (64%) into standards offer a great return on investment The benefits of open standards outweigh the 286 (72%) 79 (72%) 75 (77%) 77 (71%) patent royalty opportunities for my organization Open standards promote competition within the 322 (81%) 87 (79%) 85 (88%) 84 (77%) markets where my organization competes My organization relies on open standards as 284 (72%) 76 (69%) 72 (74%) 79 (72%) a selling point for products or services My customers prefer to use products and 285 (72%) 70 (64%) 72 (74%) 88 (81%) services based on open standards 45
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