Call for Exclusions: HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

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

- HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0
   (http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/WD-html-aam-1.0-20150407/),
   exclusion opportunity ending on  4 September 2015 23:59 UTC


This specification was produced by the following groups:
  - Protocols and Formats Working Group
  - HTML 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  4 September
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 one of the following forms:
  Protocols and Formats Working Group:
    https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/32212/exclude
  HTML Working Group:
    https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/40318/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  6 July 2015 establishes the reference
material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity. Just after  6
July 2015, we will send a reminder and identify the reference draft. Due to
the anticipated instability of the document prior to  6 July 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  6 July 2015 and be excused from all licensing
commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before  6 July 2015, please use the
following form:
  Protocols and Formats Working Group:
    https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/32212/leave
  HTML Working Group:
    https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/40318/leave

Summary information for these groups related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
  Protocols and Formats Working Group:
    http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/32212/status
  HTML Working Group:
    http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/40318/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the Protocols and Formats Working Group:
  * Michael Cooper at cooper@w3.org
for the HTML Working Group:
  * Philippe Le Hégaret at plh@w3.org
  * Robin Berjon at robin@w3.org
  * Michael[tm] Smith at mike@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 Thursday, 9 April 2015 07:40:48 UTC