Call for Exclusions (Update): RDFa in XHTML: Syntax and Processing

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

This is an update regarding the W3C Patent Policy exclusion opportunity
for the following Recommendation Track documents:

- RDFa in XHTML: Syntax and Processing
  (http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfa-syntax),
  exclusion opportunity ending on 16 March 2008 23:59 UTC

This specification was produced by the following groups:

 - XHTML2 Working Group
 - Semantic Web Deployment Working Group

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

Participants have until 16 March 2008 23:59 UTC to exclude 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:

 XHTML2 Working Group: 
 http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/32107/exclude

 Semantic Web Deployment Working Group:
 http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/39408/exclude

Per section 4.1 of the Patent Policy [1], the draft identified by the
following URI establishes the reference material for the purposes of
this exclusion opportunity:

   RDFa in XHTML: Syntax and Processing
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rdfa-syntax-20071018

All Participants currently in the Working Group have made Royalty-Free
licensing commitments for these documents. Participants wishing to
resign from this group should review licensing obligations and exclusion
opportunities described in section 4.2 of the Patent Policy [2].

Summary information for these groups related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
 XHTML2 Working Group: 
 http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/32107/status

 Semantic Web Deployment Working Group:
 http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/39408/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact:

For the XHTML2 Working Group:
 * Steven Pemberton at steven@w3.org

For the Semantic Web Deployment Working Group:
 * Ralph Swick at swick@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
-- 
Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)   http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
Tel:                     +1 718 260-9447