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Subject: [uddi-spec] Re: [uddi-sc] Sun Letter of assurance
Fred: Such a statement should be published on the UDDI TC web page. Could you please, when Sun is ready, have an authorized Sun representative prepare such a statement and submit it to me? Or, could your statement below be published as the Sun statement? thanks -Karl Fred Federlein wrote: > Hi Luc & Tom, > > This is a response to questions that have been raised in recent OASIS > UDDI Member Section Steering Committee meetings concerning Sun > Microsystems' current “intentions” with respect to several pending > patent applications that were identified more than two years ago as > possibly relevant to UDDI v. 1 when it was under consideration by the > UDDI organization. > > We are not now aware that any of these applications, if issued, would > contain claims which would necessarily be infringed by implementations > of the UDDI v. 2 Specification. Nevertheless, Sun wishes to make clear > that if and when it is determined that Sun does own claims which would > necessarily be infringed by any such implementation (“Necessary > Claims”), regardless of the relationship between those claims and the > applications mentioned above, then any party will be able to obtain from > Sun a royalty-free license covering its Necessary Claims for the > creation, use and distribution of compliant implementations of the the > UDDI v. 2 Specification as finally approved by OASIS. This license > would be subject to the condition that the licensee agree to grant > reciprocal royalty-free licenses under its Necessary Claims to Sun and > any other creator, user or distributor of compliant implementations of > the Specification. > > Regards, > Fred > ________________________________________________ > Fred Federlein -- Market Development Manager > Sun Microsystems,Inc. Market Development Org. > 1 Network Dr. BURL01-203 Burlington, MA 01803 > 781-442-0319 -- fred.federlein@sun.com > http://www.sun.com/developers > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> > > -- ================================================================= Karl F. Best Vice President, OASIS +1 978.667.5115 x206 karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org
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