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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=SK link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Disig votes YES on Ballot FORUM-022.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jozef Nigut<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Public <public-bounces@cabforum.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ben Wilson via Public<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 15, 2024 5:02 PM<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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Ballot FORUM-022: Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Purpose of Ballot</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Following the passage of this ballot:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The Forum Subcommittee will publish a set of recommended revisions to the IPR Policy and associated documentation for the Forum to adopt.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>MOTION BEGINS</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>MOTION ENDS</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>Discussion</span></u><span style='color:black'> (7+ days)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Start Time</span></b><span style='color:black'>: 2024-May-06 22:00 UTC</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>End Time</span></b><span style='color:black'>: After 2024-May-13 22:00 UTC</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>Vote for approval</span></u><span style='color:black'> (7 days)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Start Time:</span></b><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> </span><span style='color:black'>2024-May-15 15:00 UTC</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>End Time: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> </span><span style='color:black'>2024-May-22 15:00 UTC</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Aptos'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>