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

[Michiharu Kudoh <KUDO@jp.ibm.com>]

I updated the Web site.

Michiharu Kudo

IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory, Internet Technology
Tel. +81 (46) 215-4642   Fax +81 (46) 273-7428




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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