Call for Exclusions: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

This is a W3C Patent Policy Call for Exclusions for the following
Recommendation Track document:

- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
   (https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-WCAG21-20170228/),
   exclusion opportunity ending on 28 July 2017 23:59 UTC

This specification was produced by the Accessibility Guidelines 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.

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 28 July 2017
23:59 UTC to exclude patent claims reading on this Recommendation track
document. Excluded claims are not subject to the licensing requirements of
the W3C Patent Policy for this document. For more information about
exclusions, please see
  http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-Exclusion

To make exclusions, please use the following form:
  https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/35422/exclude

The Patent Policy anticipates that the document will evolve during the 90
days following the first publication.  Per section 4.1 of the Patent Policy
[1], whatever draft is available on 29 May 2017 establishes the reference
material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity. Just after 29
May 2017, we will send a reminder and identify the reference draft. Due to
the anticipated instability of the document prior to 29 May 2017,
Participants may wish to exclude any claims only after publication of the
reference draft (and no later than the end of the exclusion opportunity).

Per section 4.2 of the Patent Policy [2], a Participant may resign from the
Working Group before 29 May 2017 and be excused from all licensing
commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before 29 May 2017, please use the
following form:
  https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/35422/leave

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
  http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/35422/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group:
  * Michael Cooper at cooper@w3.org
  * Shadi Abou-Zahra at shadi@w3.org
  * Shawn Henry at shawn@w3.org

For more information on the W3C Patent Policy and patent claim
exclusions, see:
   http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq

Thank you,

For Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director;
Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications

[1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-exclusion-with
[2] 
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-exclusion-resign
[3] http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq#exclusion-date

Received on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 14:05:15 UTC