Current Patent Practice W3C Note 24 January 2002 - This version:
- http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/NOTE-patent-practice-20020124
Latest version: http://www.w3.org/TR/patent-practice Previous version: (none) Editor: Daniel J. Weitzner, W3C/MIT, djweitzner@w3.org Author: Daniel J. Weitzner, W3C/MIT, djweitzner@w3.org MIT INRIA Keio ... document use and software licensing rules apply. Abstract This document describes current patent practice followed by the World Wide Web Consortium. This practice includes disclosure rules, process for setting goals for the licensing terms under which Recommendations can be implemented, and a dispute resolution process in the event these goals are not met. Status of This Document In response to requests to clarify current W3C patent practice, this document was prepared by the W3C Team and reviewed by the W3C Advisory Board. The Advisory Board recommended that this document be published at its 22 January 2002 meeting. On 1 March 2001, the Advisory Board suggested that the Team begin to implement the draft patent policies of the Patent Policy Working Group (PPWG). The patent practice described in this document represents the current state in the evolution of the Team's implementation. This document draws heavily on the work of the PPWG, although it has not been approved by that group. Links in this document provide references to definitions and processes developed by the PPWG, and to examples of its implementation since March 2001. | |
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