Call for Exclusions: Verifiable Credential Rendering Methods v1.0

Dear Advisory Committee Representatives, Staff Contact, 

This is a W3C Patent Policy Call for Exclusions for the following Recommendation Track document upon publication of its First Public Working Draft:

  Verifiable Credential Rendering Methods v1.0
  https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/WD-vc-render-method-20251030/
  exclusion opportunity ending on 2026-03-29
  This specification was produced by:
      - the Verifiable Credentials 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 2026-03-29 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
  https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/#sec-Exclusion

To make exclusions, please use the following form
  https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/vc/ipr/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 2026-01-28 establishes the reference material for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity. Just after 2026-01-28 we will send a reminder of this exclusion opportunity.

Per section 4.2 of the Patent Policy [2], a Participant may resign from the Working Group before 2026-01-28 and be excused from all licensing commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before 2026-01-28, please use the following form:
  https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/vc/leave/

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is available at:
  https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/vc/ipr/

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the Verifiable Credentials Working Group:
    Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org>
  
Thank you,

Philippe le Hégaret, W3C Strategy and Project Lead;
Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications

[1] https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/#sec-exclusion-with
[2] https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/#sec-exclusion-resign

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Received on Thursday, 30 October 2025 23:59:34 UTC