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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">eMudhra votes YES on Ballot FORUM-022
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 15 May 2024 at 9:02 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List <public@cabforum.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[cabfpub] Voting Period Begins: Ballot FORUM-022: Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ballot FORUM-022: Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Proposed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and endorsed by Roman Fischer of SwissSign and Clint Wilson of Apple.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Purpose of Ballot</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy and associated documentation were last revised in 2018. Since then, there have been requests for clarification
about application of the IPR Policy to contributions of non-Forum Members, and sections of the IPR Policy and documentation have been identified as needing amendment, including the form for filing and handling of Essential Claim Exclusion Notices. It is proposed
that a Charter be adopted establishing a Forum IPR Subcommittee (FIPR) and that the proposed scope of the FIPR be to update and improve the IPR Policy and associated documentation and to discuss the following:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(a) How to address contributions provided by non-Forum Members (e.g., invited experts, guest speakers, researchers, etc.);</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(b) If any clarifications and/or changes are necessary to the IPR Policy in view of recent events; and</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(c) A potential contributor license agreement for the Forum’s GitHub repository and policy for contributing to the Forum’s GitHub repository.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Following the passage of this ballot:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A new Forum IPR Subcommittee will be formed under the CA/Browser Forum, as outlined in section 5.6 of the Bylaws (Forum Subcommittees);</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mailing list(s), GitHub repository(ies), Wiki resource(s), and other collaboration tools will be established as needed to enable the Forum Subcommittee to fulfill its charter; and</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Forum Subcommittee will publish a set of recommended revisions to the IPR Policy and associated documentation for the Forum to adopt.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MOTION BEGINS</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Upon approval from the CA/Browser Forum by ballot in accordance with sections 2.3 and 5.6 of the Forum Bylaws, the Forum IPR Subcommittee (“FIPR”) is created to perform the activities
as specified in the Charter, which is found here: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/30de00ae9672088cf618706b9e7c464fa8c34c51...b50bc495ced317c437ed6b397bb4fb574484b56b" target="_blank">https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/30de00ae9672088cf618706b9e7c464fa8c34c51...b50bc495ced317c437ed6b397bb4fb574484b56b</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MOTION ENDS</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Discussion</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> (7+ days)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Start Time</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: 2024-May-06 22:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">End Time</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: After 2024-May-13 22:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Vote for approval</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> (7 days)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Start Time:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2024-May-15 15:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2024-May-22 15:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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