Re: Call for Exclusions: WebDriver

Please disregard, hit reply when I meant to hit forward.

On 4/2/17, 9:12 PM, "Brad Hill" <hillbrad@fb.com> wrote:

    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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