Re: Call for Exclusions: WebDriver

FYI: Candidate Recommendation call for exclusions.

We are not currently participating in the Browser Testing and Tools Working Group, but Facebook was heavily involved in this WG during this specification’s development, and Simon Stewart, one of the editors and authors, worked on it during his Facebook tenure.

-Brad

On 3/30/17, 7:49 AM, "Xueyuan Jia" <xueyuan@w3.org> wrote:

    
    Dear Advisory Committee representative,
    
    This is a W3C Patent Policy Call for Exclusions for the following
    Recommendation Track document:
    
    - WebDriver
       (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_TR_2017_CR-2Dwebdriver-2D20170330_&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=loiltYkpwGaenwZHAYYVWIQcLUslUkcp9oHzHpFJVBM&e= ),
       exclusion opportunity ending on 29 May 2017 23:59 UTC
    
    
    This specification was produced by the Browser Testing and Tools Working
    Group.
    
    If you do not wish to exclude patent claims during this exclusion
    opportunity, no further action is required. Member participants who think
    their organization may have patent claims to exclude should contact their
    Advisory Committee Representative.
    
    This Recommendation Track document is being developed under the 2017 W3C
    Process Document (since 2014, it combines former Last Call and Candidate
    Recommendation requirements under the single label "Candidate
    Recommendation."  For more information, see:
    https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_wiki_ProcessTransition2015&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=rtffrH3t0RzUVWiwLrBdKQ40jzOxBwf9Cx0pNWGzVD8&e= )
    
    Participants made a Royalty-Free licensing commitment upon joining this
    Working Group. With the publication of this document, per section 4.1 of
    the Patent Policy [1], Participants have an opportunity until 29 May 2017
    23:59 UTC to exclude patent claims reading on this Candidate
    Recommendation. In this exclusion opportunity, exclusions are limited to
    matter in the Candidate Recommendation that was not present or apparent in
    this draft:
       https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.w3.org_TR_2012_WD-2Dwebdriver-2D20120710_&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=-HOYq4DnQ-rdaGIyqw37isMQ8FL2SUoqJ3kCnVMjDPI&e= 
    
    
    Excluded claims are not subject to the licensing requirements of the W3C
    Patent Policy for this document. For more information about exclusions,
    please see
    https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.w3.org_Consortium_Patent-2DPolicy-2D20040205_-23sec-2DExclusion&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=yOY-yOkok6v2TikrIhHHxVH8t-U0HQO1Nh5Opz3W7TU&e= 
    
    To make exclusions, please use the following form:
      https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_2004_01_pp-2Dimpl_49799_exclude&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=o9kxYhlpcWyJ-m63t4jFtToYFOKDnK2B42uiB5-MKfM&e= 
    
    Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
    available at:
       https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.w3.org_2004_01_pp-2Dimpl_49799_status&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=ILOw3qlbjNMq2YOF6GAUHrRzWuAia_RDVT-Il7-vB_Y&e= 
    
    If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
    for the Browser Testing and Tools Working Group:
      * Michael[tm] Smith at mike@w3.org
    
    For more information on the W3C Patent Policy and patent claim
    exclusions, see:
       https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.w3.org_2003_12_22-2Dpp-2Dfaq&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=r4xF1BbXsqRvHlB5Wq3kxpNjgp1U1yh0RfekHe0wu5M&e= 
    
    Thank you,
    
    For Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director;
    Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications
    
    [1] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.w3.org_Consortium_Patent-2DPolicy-2D20040205_-23sec-2Dexclusion-2Dwith&d=DwICaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=yQ6uxs93kjlU9Af462nK3Q&m=Ozaukuq-kCxCFFyS0zDerSXW82s2jrXbBUZjabWTWJg&s=GFlxpnMlYFRy71SnJlaJp7fkOgKlF7SpQgfq81jjCHw&e=

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