Call for Exclusions: Model for Tabular Data and Metadata on the Web

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

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

- Model for Tabular Data and Metadata on the Web
   (http://www.w3.org/TR/tabular-data-model/),
   exclusion opportunity ending on 24 August 2014 23:59 UTC


This specification was produced by the CSV on the Web 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 24 August 2014
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:
  http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/68238/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 25 June 2014 establishes the reference
material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity. Just after 25
June 2014, we will send a reminder and identify the reference draft. Due to
the anticipated instability of the document prior to 25 June 2014,
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 25 June 2014 and be excused from all licensing
commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before 25 June 2014, please use the
following form:
  http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/68238/leave

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
  http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/68238/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the CSV on the Web Working Group:
  * Ivan Herman at ivan@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, W3C 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 Thursday, 27 March 2014 14:50:46 UTC