Call for Exclusions: Vehicle Information Access API; Vehicle Data

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

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

- Vehicle Information Access API
   (http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-vehicle-information-api-20150616/),
   exclusion opportunity ending on 13 November 2015 23:59 UTC

- Vehicle Data
   (http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-vehicle-data-20150616/),
   exclusion opportunity ending on 13 November 2015 23:59 UTC


These specifications were produced by the Automotive 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 13 November
2015 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/76043/exclude

The Patent Policy anticipates that the documents will evolve during the 90
days following the first publication.  Per section 4.1 of the Patent Policy
[1], whatever draft is available on 14 September 2015 establishes the
reference material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity. Just
after 14 September 2015, we will send a reminder and identify the reference
draft. Due to the anticipated instability of the documents prior to 14
September 2015, 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 14 September 2015 and be excused from all licensing
commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before 14 September 2015, please use the
following form:
  https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/76043/leave

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
  http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/76043/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the Automotive Working Group:
  * Ted Guild at ted@w3.org
  * Kazuyuki Ashimura at ashimura@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;
Coralie Mercier, Acting Head of 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

-- 
  Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Communications Team  -  http://www.w3.org
mailto:coralie@w3.org +336 4322 0001 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/

Received on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 13:46:13 UTC