Call for Exclusions: Generic Sensor API

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

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

- Generic Sensor API
   (http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-generic-sensor-20151015/),
   exclusion opportunity ending on 13 March 2016 23:59 UTC


This specification was produced by the Device APIs 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
March 2016 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/43696/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 13 January 2016 establishes
the reference material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion
opportunity. Just after 13 January 2016, we will send a reminder and
identify the reference draft. Due to the anticipated instability of the
document prior to 13 January 2016, 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 13 January 2016 and be excused from all
licensing commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before 13 January 2016, please use the
following form:
  https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/43696/leave

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
  http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/43696/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the Device APIs Working Group:
  * Dominique Hazaƫl-Massieux at dom@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


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Received on Thursday, 15 October 2015 13:37:58 UTC