[STDS-802-3-25G] updated IEEE-SA patent policy
Dear P802.3by Task Force members,
As was discussed at the Berlin 802.3 plenary meetings, the IEEE-SA has
updated its patent policies. Details are below.
These updated Patent Policy slides will be reviewed at upcoming Task Force
meetings as usual. For our ad hoc meetings we do not usually review these
slides but request whether everyone is familiar with them and review if
necessary. In preparation for the upcoming ad hoc meetings, would you
please review the updated material below.
RegardsŠMark
>
>From: Dave Ringle [mailto:d.ringle@xxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 16 March 2015 13:51
>To: STDS-WG-CHAIRS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [STDS-WG-CHAIRS] IEEE-SA Patent Policy - updated patent materials
>
>The following patent materials, available from
>http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/materials.html, have been
>updated:
>
>a) Patent Slides for Standards Development Meetings
>b) Patent Letter of Assurance (LOA) Form
>c) Patent Letter of Assurance (LOA) Cover Letter
>d) FAQs: Understanding Patent Issues during IEEE Standards Development
>e) Relationship of IEEE-SA Patent Policy/LoAs to Modification of IEEE
>Standards by Other Standards Bodies
>
>You may need to refresh your web browser (or clear the cache) to see the
>current (2015) versions.
>
>Regards,
>******************************************************************
>David L. Ringle
>Director, IEEE-SA Governance
>IEEE Standards Association
>445 Hoes Lane
>Piscataway, NJ 08854-4141 USA
>TEL: +1 732 562 3806
>FAX: +1 732 875 0524
>EMAIL: d.ringle@xxxxxxxx
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>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
>From: Dave Ringle <d.ringle@xxxxxxxx>
>Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 2:41 PM
>Subject: IEEE-SA Patent Policy
>To: std-liaison-reps <std-liaison-reps@xxxxxxxx>, stds-wg-chairs
><stds-wg-chairs@xxxxxxxx>
>
>Please note that updates to the IEEE-SA Patent Policy (Clause 6 of the
>IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws) will become effective on 15 March 2015.
>See
>http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/approved-changes.pdf,
>which shows the text of Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws as
>it will appear once the patent policy updates are enacted.
>
>Please also see the 'IEEE Statement Regarding Updating of its
>Standards-Related Patent Policy' at
>http://www.ieee.org/about/news/2015/8_february_2015.html.
>
>You should be aware that the conduct and responsibilities of participants
>within IEEE standards development groups, including the Call for Patents
>process (as discussed in IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual 6.3.2
>[see http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/sect6.html#6.3.2])
>and the Antitrust and Competition Policy [see
>http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/antitrust.pdf], have not been
>updated. This means that the normal practice for conducting working group
>(standards development) meetings has not changed.
>
>There are various patent materials available from
>http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/materials.html. The necessary
>items will be updated. I will send another communication to you on (or
>just after) the effective date of the patent policy updates, to let you
>know which items on the patent materials web page have been updated.
>
>If you have any questions, please address them to patcom@xxxxxxxx
>
>Regards,
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>David L. Ringle
>Director, IEEE-SA Governance
>IEEE Standards Association
>445 Hoes Lane
>Piscataway, NJ 08854-4141 USA
>TEL: +1 732 562 3806
>FAX: +1 732 875 0524
>EMAIL: d.ringle@xxxxxxxx
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