[Fwd: Microsoft Published Patent Application Disclosure Regarding theWS-Reliable Messaging Specification]

[Tom Rutt <tom@coastin.com>]

I thought the TC might be interested in this notice from microsoft

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• From: "Peggy Moloney (LCA)" <Peggy.Moloney@microsoft.com>
• To: jamie.clark@oasis-open.org
• Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:33:03 -0700

Microsoft has a published patent application under United States Publication No. 20060047947 that contains one or more claims which, if allowed and issued, may be essential to implement the Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) Specification currently under development at OASIS.  Microsoft commits to provide licenses as required by the OASIS IPR Policy for compliant implementations of the WS-RM specification.

 

Microsoft will update this statement if and when such pending patent application(s) issue.

 

Any questions regarding this communication should be directed to Microsoft Standards Inquiries (stdsreq@microsoft.com).

 

Respectfully,

 

Peggy Moloney

Microsoft Corporate Standards Legal Team

 

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