[xacml] FW: ContentGuard IPR Declaration for OASIS re. XACML

[Carlisle Adams <carlisle.adams@entrust.com>]

Title: FW: ContentGuard IPR Declaration for OASIS re. XACML

Hi all,

Given that I have e-mails dating back to at least last February asking ContentGuard for this information, it is frustrating that they would choose to wait until we have approved Committee Specification and are just about to submit the specification to OASIS to make this official statement.  (From my reading of the IPR Policy, this is not the sort of behaviour OASIS encourages from its members.)  Anyway, here it is.

Michiharu, can you please post this on the XACML Web site?  Thanks!

Carlisle.

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From:   Gitlin, Bruce[SMTP:Bruce.Gitlin@CONTENTGUARD.COM]
Sent:   Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:46 PM
To:     'Gannon, Patrick'
Cc:     'Karl F. Best'; 'carlisle.adams@entrust.com'; 'hal.lockhart@entegrity.com'
Subject:        ContentGuard IPR Declaration for OASIS re. XACML

Dear Patrick,

ContentGuard wishes to inform the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) that ContentGuard holds United States patents numbers 5,715,403, 5,629,980, 5,634,012, 5,638,443 and 6,236,971 which may be technology required to implement the OASIS XACML Committee Specification Version 1.0 (the "Specification").

Upon approval by the OASIS Board of Directors of the Specification, ContentGuard is willing to offer nonexclusive licenses to the patents to persons wishing to pursue compliant implementations of the Specification. These licenses will be provided under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions, in accordance with ContentGuard's then current licensing practices.

For information concerning licensing of the patents, interest implementers may contact ContentGuard.

ContentGuard Contact:
Bruce Gitlin
Bruce.Gitlin@Contentguard.com < mailto:Bruce.Gitlin@Contentguard.com>
(240) 694-1223

Sincerely,

Bruce Gitlin
VP,  Business Development