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start the process for adopting Ballot 183.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I will follow up tomorrow with a message on the PAG formation, and I suggest the PAG use the same time slot (alternate Tuesdays at 9 am Pacific / 12:00 noon Eastern)
that we have been using for the IPR Policy Task Force. Our first teleconference would be on Tues. Jan. 24, but we would be pulling together an agenda and information before that date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 9, 2017 3:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kirk Hall <Kirk.Hall@entrustdatacard.com><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] Proposed Ballot 183 (Ballot process)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Kirk,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I thought you were asking for this in your comments, where you said:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0433FF">"What if the PAG?s conclusion is ?do not adopt this ballot / guideline because of IP issues?? Under the language above, could the proposer and endorser say ?We don?t care what the PAG thinks, we are going to
call for a revote of our ballot as written??<br>
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You list an alternative course of action in subsection (l)(ii) ?*** if the PAG recommends approval despite the Exclusion Notices, and if the proposer and endorsers decide to proceed ***.? That seems pretty clear, but that only addresses the case where the
PAG recommends approval. Can we clarify what happens procedurally if the PAG recommends some outcome other than ?approval??<br>
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Maybe delete the last sentence of (l)(i), and then amend the first sentence of (l)(ii) to read as follows (to address all possible cases after the PAG provides its conclusion):<br>
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(ii) after the PAG has provided its conclusion, if the PAG recommends approval despite the Exclusion Notices, and if the proposer and endorsers decide to proceed, then: *** [all the same procedures you listed].<br>
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I think this would not result in an endless cycle of Review Periods and PAGs ? for example, if the PAG conclusion says ?don?t adopt this ballot because of IP conflicts? and the proponent and endorsers decide to put the ballot up to a vote anyway (maybe with
minor edits), the vote would be up-or-down ? but no new Review Period required. If the PAG says ?adopt this ballot ? it?s fine? then the same result ? proceed to a revote without another Review Period. However, if the PAG says ?adopt but only if big changes
are made as follows?, then the proponent and endorsers would have to redraft a new ballot and it would go through full IP review again.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As I mentioned previously, there would be no infinite loop. Per Section 7.3.2.a of the IPR policy, the PAG could disregard any Exclusion Notices it had already considered. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Jan 9, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Kirk Hall <<a href="mailto:Kirk.Hall@entrustdatacard.com">Kirk.Hall@entrustdatacard.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Virginia, you added a new subsection (l) (iii) as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">(iii) If the PAG recommends that the Forum not proceed with the Ballot, and the proposer and endorsers decide to proceed anyway, a new Draft Guidelines Ballot must be proposed, and must
go through the steps described in Sections 2.3(c) through (l) above. In addition, the new Draft Guidelines Ballot must include the PAG’s report on the Exclusion Notices for the original Ballot.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Do we face the infinite loop problem here? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ballot
1 – Exclusion Noticed filed – PAG formed – PAG recommends to Forum that the ballot not proceed</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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decide to proceed anyway, with no changes to the ballot. Under (l)(ii)(a), normally that would just be an up-or-down vote and no further Review Period or PAG work. However, under new (iii), the proposer/endorsers have to take Ballot 1 and resubmit it as
new Ballot 2 (with no changes), and the steps of 2.3 (c) through (l) are repeated. Again, same Exclusion Notices filed – PAG formed – PAG recommends to Forum that the ballot not proceed, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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decide to proceed anyway. Here we go again – Ballot 3 filed (identical), etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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anyway we should probably just hold the vote, with no further fuss. The Members will all be aware of the results of the PAG and its recommendations not to approve the ballot.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public
[<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Virginia Fournier via Public<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, January 9, 2017 10:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'<a href="mailto:management@cabforum.org">management@cabforum.org</a>' (<a href="mailto:management@cabforum.org">management@cabforum.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:management@cabforum.org">management@cabforum.org</a>>;
CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List <<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Virginia Fournier <<a href="mailto:vfournier@apple.com">vfournier@apple.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[cabfpub] Proposed Ballot 183 (Ballot process)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Kirk and all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see my responses to your comments below. I’ve also attached an updated draft with redlines to show changes from the last draft. The diagram is also included for those who may not have seen it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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