<div dir="ltr"><div>All,</div><div>I will put this in ballot format. I am looking for endorsers.</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Ben<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM Ben Wilson <<a href="mailto:bwilson@mozilla.com">bwilson@mozilla.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">As mentioned during the Forum teleconference of April 11, 2024, here is a draft charter for a Forum IPR Subcommittee. (This effort is separate, but somewhat in parallel to the work of the Patent Advisory Group, which will be handling GoDaddy's Patent Exclusion Notice, filed Mar. 22, 2024, in relation to Ballot SC-70.) </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Please provide your comments or questions.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Thanks,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ben</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> <b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Forum IPR Subcommittee Charter<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot in accordance with
section 5.6 of the Bylaws, the Forum IPR Subcommittee (“FIS”) is created to
perform the activities as specified in this Charter, subject to the terms and
conditions of the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws and Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR) Policy, as such documents may change from time to time. The definitions
found in the Forum’s Bylaws or IPR Policy shall apply to capitalized terms in
this Charter.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Scope<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The primary activity of the FIS shall be to review, and propose
revisions to, the Forum’s IPR Policy, IPR Policy Agreement, exclusion notice template,
and similar documents.<span> </span>The FIS may perform
other activities ancillary to this primary activity.<span> </span>The FIS will not create Final Guidelines or
Final Maintenance Guidelines.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Anticipated End Date<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The FIS is chartered without a specific end date. However, it
is expected that the FIS will deliver results of its initial work to the Forum prior
to _____ 2024.<span> </span>Thereafter, the FIS will
continue to exist, but may be dissolved at any time by Forum ballot.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Initial Chairs and Contacts<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The proposer of the ballot adopting this Charter, Ben Wilson,
will act as organizer of the FIS until the first teleconference is held for the
FIS, at which time the FIS will elect a chair and vice-chair, either by vote or
by acclamation of those present. The chair and vice-chair will normally serve
two-year terms.<span> </span>However, the first term will
start upon their election and run through 31 October 2026.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Members Eligible to Participate<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The FIS welcomes the participation of any Member
organization of the Forum interested in this work. <span> </span>Forum Members that have initially declared
their participation in this Subcommittee are:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Amazon, Apple, DigiCert, GoDaddy, Google, HARICA, Let’s
Encrypt, Mozilla, Sectigo, SwissSign, <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Voting and Voting Structure<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Voting in the FIS shall be limited to Forum members. Voting
shall be egalitarian: all Members shall vote together as a single class, with
one vote granted to each Member organization. Any decisions of the FIS needed
to be voted upon by the FIS shall be considered adopted if the number of votes
in favor exceeds 50% of the votes cast.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Primary Means of Communication<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The FIS will communicate primarily through listserv-based
email and shall conduct periodic calls or face-to-face meetings as needed.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><br><span></span></p>
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