Would it be possible for you to find out if IBM can provide additional, updated information, along the lines of your message to be posted on the XACML site? OASIS
policy is to never remove a statement once it has been posted, but it can be added to.
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From: Richard Franck [mailto:Richard_Franck@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:33 AM
To: remon.sinnema@emc.com;
xacml@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [xacml] IBM Patents
Ray,
On July 10, 2007, IBM issued an "Interoperability Specifications Pledge" to encourage broad adoption of certain interoperability specifications. The core of the pledge is that IBM will not assert any patent claims against others for implementing these specifications,
and that this pledge is "irrevocable", subject to a mutuality clause (that the other party will not assert claims against IBM or any third party for implementations of these specifications). XACML versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0, and several XACML profiles are
included in the list of covered specifications, which has been updated a couple of times since the original pledge. I believe that IBM intends to continue to update the list of interoperability specifications covered under this pledge as related specifications
and follow-on versions of listed specifications are developed.
Details of the pledge can be found at
http://www-03.ibm.com/linux/ossstds/ispinfo.html . Please note that I am not an attorney and the paragraph above is my attempt to state IBM's Interoperability Specifications Pledge in layman's terms. Anyone intending to produce a software product or other
intellectual property that may rely on this pledge is encouraged to consult with their own Intellectual Property counsel.
Best Regards,
Richard Franck
Certified IT Architect, IBM Global Business Services
e-mail: Richard_Franck@us.ibm.com
mobile phone: 1-919-302-3880
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04:04:21 AM---All, The IPR section of the XACML TC page [1] states that there are IBM patents pending that may be
From: <remon.sinnema@emc.com>
To: <xacml@lists.oasis-open.org>
Date: 09/21/2011 04:04 AM
Subject: [xacml] IBM Patents
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All,
The IPR section of the XACML TC page [1] states that there are IBM patents pending that may be applicable to XACML implementations. Have there been any new developments in this area since that statement was issued in 2002?
Thanks,
Ray
[1] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xacml/ipr.php
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