Re: [ebxml-cppa] IBM patent disclosure

[bhaugen <linkage@interaccess.com>]

From: Christopher Ferris 

> I believe that IBM has, in fact, responded formally
> indicating that they will not charge for the licenses to their
> patents as recorded in the following emails[1,2,3] from Marty
> Sachs and Patrick Gannon. Patrick's email (archived in at least
> two mailing list archives) includes a copy of an email from Bob
> Sutor specifically claiming that IBM will not charge for the
> licenses.

I am not a lawyer, but I don't think emails are adequate
cover for implementers.

Plus, the question of whether implementers or users
need to apply to IBM for licenses is still looming.

As is the grandiose scope of the patent in general,
which appears to cover any kind of electronic
business process.

I am not a voting member of this group - just a lurker.
But the concerns over IBM's patent disclosure and
in particular how they handled it go way beyond
this group.

-Bob Haugen