This placed them in a position to then charge royalties on the accepted standards.

Or it could charge royalties to other companies that license the patent, giving Netflix a financial advantage.

He also wanted to charge royalties on gold, silver and other metals now mined from Federal land at no cost.

Person B also wants to charge royalties for her two patents.

Person C also wants to charge royalties for his three patents.

And for the first time, it would charge royalties on the riches extracted from public land, generating an estimated $114 million a year.

Under the 2004 ruling, Microsoft is allowed to charge royalties for sharing the protocols, based on the level of innovation in the technology.

Congress is considering legislation to charge royalties of up to 8 percent on minerals taken from publicly owned land.

The federal government charged royalties for extraction of these resources from public lands.

He also said Microsoft ought to be able to charge royalties for the intellectual property included in its software.