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Licensing commitments for Protocols and Formats Working Group's specifications

The table below summarizes the commitments from current and former Participants on the various specifications covered by the Patent Policy for this group. This table does not list specifications the group may have developed under the Current Patent Policy Note.

Per section 4.2 of the W3C Patent Policy a Participant may resign from the Working Group within 90 days after the publication of the first public Working Draft and be excused from all licensing commitments arising out of Working Group participation. You may use this form to resign from the group if you have already made the licensing commitment.

Non-Members may also make licensing commitments for this group; please see the instructions for non-Members. Note: W3C takes no position regarding the validity or scope of licensing commitments from non-Members; non-Members are not bound by the W3C Member Agreement.

Name Licensing Commitment Status Licensing commitments for
Roles for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roles) States and Properties Module for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA States and Properties) Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Version 1.0
Adobe Systems Inc. [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
AOL LLC [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Apple, Inc. [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Google, Inc. [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
IBM Corporation [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
International Webmasters Association / HTML Writers Guild (IWA-HWG) [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Microsoft Corp. [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Opera Software [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Oracle Corporation [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
SAP AG [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Society for Technical Communication (STC) [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Vision Australia [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
David Bolter [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Charles Chen [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Michael Cooper [Team] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Steve Faulkner [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Alfred S. Gilman [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Jon Gunderson [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
William Loughborough [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Joshue O Connor [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Lisa Pappas [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
David Poehlman [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Gregory Rosmaita [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Janina Sajka [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Joseph Scheuhammer [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Lisa Seeman [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Gottfried Zimmermann [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Adobe Systems Inc. [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
AOL LLC [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
IBM Corporation [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Microsoft Corp. [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Opera Software [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Oracle Corporation [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
SAP AG [Member] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Vectoreal [non-Member. Per ] RF Commitment stopped on 14 January 2008 Commitment stops as of version dated of 2007-10-19 Commitment stops as of version dated of 2007-10-19 Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD
Judy Brewer [Team] RF Commitment stopped on 20 December 2006 Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD
Michael Cooper [Team] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Alfred S. Gilman [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Jon Gunderson [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Thomas Logan [Inv. Exp.] RF Commitment stopped on 02 May 2008 Commitment stops as of version dated of 2007-10-19 Commitment stops as of version dated of 2007-10-19 Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD
Matthew May [Inv. Exp.] RF Commitment stopped on 26 August 2005 Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD
David Poehlman [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Gregory Rosmaita [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Janina Sajka [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Lisa Seeman [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version
Gottfried Zimmermann [Inv. Exp.] Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 11 October 2008 Extends to latest version Extends to latest version Extends to latest version

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