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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ballot 169 passed on 5 August 2016 and is located here - <a href="https://cabforum.org/2016/08/05/ballot-169-revised-validation-requirements/">https://cabforum.org/2016/08/05/ballot-169-revised-validation-requirements/</a> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Below, please find a Notice for the IPR Review period for this amendment to the Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of SSL Certificates. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The review period for this Maintenance Guideline will close on Thursday, September 15.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Notice of IPR Review Period for Amendment to Baseline Requirements per Ballot 169<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s IPR Policy, this is notice of the commencement of a 30-day IPR maintenance-guideline review period by which certain provisions of the IPR will become applicable to these recent changes made to the Baseline Requirements by Ballot 169.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ballot 169 added certain definitions and amended language concerning the domain validation processes set forth in Section 3.2.2.4 of the Baseline Requirements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>During this IPR review period you are to review these amendments and consider any licensing obligations with respect to any Essential Claims that may be encompassed by such amendment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The IPR review period for these changes shall end on Thursday, 15 September 2016.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dean Coclin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CA/B Forum Chair<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>