Re: [uoml-discuss] Proposed UOML TC IPR Policy

[Charles Schulz <charles-h.schulz@arsaperta.com>]

Hello Pine,

I'm not familiar with the specifics of the RAND but as far as I know,
UOML needs to have a more open distribution mode than a simple RAND in
order to properly called an Open Standard. I may be wrong though; but I
was under the impression that ODF doesn't come with an RAND attached.

Best,
Charles-H.Schulz.

pine zhang a ¨¦crit :
>
> Dear all:
>
> By this week, there is a proposed subject of UOM IPR Policy, while
> welcome all of you have the comments on it.
>
> *Proposed UOML TC** **IPR Policy** *
>
> [Specification of the IPR Mode under which the TC will operate.]
>
> RAND Mode:
>
> 1. Except where a Licensee has a separate, signed agreement under
> which the Essential Claims are licensed to such Licensee on more
> favorable terms and conditions than set forth in this section (in
> which case such separate signed agreement shall supersede this Limited
> Patent License), each Obligated Party in this TC hereby covenants
> that, it will grant to any complete conforms of calling UOML standard:
> a nonexclusive, worldwide, non-sublicensable, perpetual patent license
> (or an equivalent non-assertion covenant) under its Essential Claims
> covered by its Contribution Obligations or Participation Obligations
> without payment of royalties or fees, to make, have made, use, market,
> import, offer to sell, and sell, and to otherwise distribute Licensed
> Products directly or indirectly that implement such specification.
> Such license need not extend to features of a Licensed Product that
> are not required to comply with the Normative Portions of such
> specification. For the sake of clarity, the rights set forth above
> include the right to directly or indirectly authorize a third party to
> make unmodified copies of the Licensee's Licensed Products and to
> license (optionally under the third party's license) the Licensee's
> Licensed Products, within the scope of, and subject to the terms of,
> the Obligated Party's license.
>
> *2. *Any Docbase providers, i.e. makers of software which implements
> UOML, shall be charged a fix percentage of the revenue generated by
> adopting UOML in total, as the authorized expenses for all correlation
> patents, regardless the mount of the patent involved. **
>
> Regards
>
> Pine
>


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Charles-H.Schulz,
Associ¨¦ / Associate,
Ars Aperta.