[cabfpub] Draft Charter for IPR Subcommittee

[Ben Wilson]

All,

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.)

Please provide your comments or questions.

Thanks,

Ben



*Forum IPR Subcommittee Charter*

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.

*Scope*

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.  The FIS may perform other activities
ancillary to this primary activity.  The FIS will not create Final
Guidelines or Final Maintenance Guidelines.

*Anticipated End Date*

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.  Thereafter, the FIS will continue to exist, but may be
dissolved at any time by Forum ballot.

*Initial Chairs and Contacts*

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.  However, the first term will start upon their election and
run through 31 October 2026.

*Members Eligible to Participate*

The FIS welcomes the participation of any Member organization of the Forum
interested in this work.  Forum Members that have initially declared their
participation in this Subcommittee are:

Amazon, Apple, DigiCert, GoDaddy, Google, HARICA, Let’s Encrypt, Mozilla,
Sectigo, SwissSign,

*Voting and Voting Structure*

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.

*Primary Means of Communication*

The FIS will communicate primarily through listserv-based email and shall
conduct periodic calls or face-to-face meetings as needed.
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