[cabfpub] Volunteers needed to serve on a Patent Advisory Group (PAG) for Ballot 182

Ryan Sleevi sleevi at google.com
Tue Jan 3 14:59:05 MST 2017


>From a process standpoint, it would be helpful if you can clarify your view
on these matters:

1) Does the formation of a PAG affect the stated ballot date of Jan 7?
2) Does the formation of a PAG begin independent of any ballot results?
3) Does the formation of a PAG prevent members from submitting text
identical to Ballot 182, should it fail?
4) Does the formation of a PAG otherwise obligate any other Ballot
(including an identical one) from going forward?

As the Forum continues to discuss the best way forward regarding exclusion
notices and voting, it's useful to understand how such practical
considerations play out.

For example, two 'bugs' that I can see with possible applications of this
process:
A) We form a PAG, but members don't go forward with reintroducing the
Ballot, regardless of what the PAG suggests.
B) We form a PAG, and any further ballots related to this are 'held up'
waiting for the PAG to resolve


As much as possible, I want to avoid B, and it would seem that if A is a
possibility, it would imply that members that did not sponsor Ballot 182
should not otherwise be inclined to participate in the PAG unless either
they are willing to co-sponsor a ballot that reintroduces the text (with
the corrections of the Ballot) or unless/until the original co-sponsors of
the Ballot make an equivalent committment. In the absence of that, there
seems nothing productive that could result from the PAG.

These are important considerations when considering future process
proposals for future ballots, if they're not desirable for the current
ballots.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Kirk Hall via Public <public at cabforum.org>
wrote:

> Because there were Exclusion Notices filed for Ballot 182 during the
> Review Period, we must now form a Patent Advisory Group to review the
> Exclusion Notices.  Once convened, the PAG will elect its own Chair, who
> can’t be affiliated with a company that filed an Essential Claim.
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> *Who will volunteer to serve on the PAG?*
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> Our IPR Policy provides as follows:
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> *7. Exception Handling*
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> *7.1. PAG Formation*
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> In the event a patent has been disclosed that may contain an Essential
> Claim, but such Essential Claim is not available under CAB Forum RF
> Licensing, a Patent Advisory Group (PAG) will be launched to resolve the
> conflict. The PAG is an ad-hoc group constituted specifically in relation
> to the Final Guideline or Final Maintenance Guideline containing the
> conflict. A PAG may also be formed without such a disclosure if a PAG could
> help avoid anticipated patent problems.
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> *7.3. PAG Procedures*
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> *7.3.1. PAG Formation Timing*
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> The PAG will be convened by a Chair who shall be elected by the PAG and
> who must not be affiliated with the company owning the Essential Claim that
> is the subject of the PAG. The timing for convening the PAG is at the
> discretion of the Chair. In some cases, convening a PAG before a specific
> patent disclosure is made may be useful. In other cases, it may be that the
> PAG can better resolve the licensing problems when the specification is at
> the Review Period level.
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> *7.3.2. Possible PAG Conclusions*
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> After appropriate consultation, the PAG may conclude:
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> a. The initial concern has been resolved, enabling the work on the
> Guideline to continue.
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> b. The CAB Forum should be instructed to consider designing around the
> identified claims.
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> c. The PAG should seek further information and evaluation, including and
> not limited to evaluation of the patents in question or the terms under
> which CAB Forum RF licensing requirements may be met.
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> d. The project relating to the Draft Guideline in question should be
> terminated.
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> e. The Final Guideline or Final Maintenance Guideline should be rescinded.
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> f. Alternative licensing terms should be considered.
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