Call for Exclusions: RDF 1.1 Semantics; TriG

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

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

- RDF 1.1 Semantics
 (http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf11-mt/),
 exclusion opportunity ending on 13 September 2013 23:59 UTC

- TriG
 (http://www.w3.org/TR/trig/),
 exclusion opportunity ending on 13 September 2013 23:59 UTC

These specifications were produced by the RDF Working Group.

If you do not wish to exclude patent claims during this exclusion
opportunity, no further action is required.

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 September
2013 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/46168/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 15 July 2013 establishes the reference
material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity. Just after  8
July 2013, we will send a reminder and identify the reference draft. Due to
the anticipated instability of the documents prior to 15 July 2013,
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 15 July 2013 and be excused from all licensing
commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before 15 July 2013, please use the
following form:
http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/46168/leave

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/46168/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the RDF Working Group:
* Ivan Herman at ivan@w3.org
* Sandro Hawke at sandro@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;
Ian Jacobs, Head of 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
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If Call for Exclusions for these specs have already been sent, please
update the records of the relevant groups using IPP admin pages at
http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/admin .
[1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-exclude-mech
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Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)    http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
Tel:                                      +1 718 260 9447

Received on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 18:43:14 UTC