[ebxml-cppa] patents - oasis resource

[James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@mmiec.com>]

I am sure all already noticed this useful resource announced in today's 
OASIS member news -- Regards  JBC

>*** Robin Cover, Managing Editor of the XML Cover Pages, has prepared a 
>new reference document on "Patents and Open Standards."  The document 
>supplies literature citations relevant to software patents and business 
>methods patents in the context of widespread public desire to protect a 
>"tax-free Internet."  Topics include the recent US FTC/DOJ Joint Hearings 
>on IP licensing terms and the ongoing work of the W3C Patent Policy 
>Working Group in its effort to establish a W3C Royalty-Free Patent 
>Policy.  The document addresses a growing concern faced within government 
>bodies and standard organizations regarding patents and IP licensing terms 
>which legally encumber open standards designed for the Internet.  See:
>http://xml.coverpages.org/patents.html  ***