The table below summarizes the commitments under the W3C Patent Policy from current and former Participants for this specification.
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.
Non-Members may also make licensing commitments for this specification; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Version 1.0 | ||
| Apple, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| BarrierBreak Technologies [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| DAISY Consortium [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Google, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| IBM Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| International Webmasters Association / HTML Writers Guild (IWA-HWG) [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Media Access Australia [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Microsoft Corp. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Mozilla Foundation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Nokia Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Opera Software [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Oracle Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| SAP AG [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| University of Manchester [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Vision Australia [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Michael Cooper [Team] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Steve Faulkner [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Geoff Freed [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Jon Gunderson [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Shane McCarron [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Joshue O Connor [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Janina Sajka [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Joseph Scheuhammer [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Lisa Seeman [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Gregg Vanderheiden [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Gottfried Zimmermann [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Adobe Systems Inc. [Member] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| AOL LLC [non-Member. Per ] | RF Commitment stopped on 15 May 2009 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-02-24 |
| Apple, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| CA [Member] | RF Commitment stopped on 29 July 2009 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-02-24 |
| DAISY Consortium [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Fraunhofer Gesellschaft [Member] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| Google, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| HiSoftware Inc. [Member] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| IBM Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| International Webmasters Association / HTML Writers Guild (IWA-HWG) [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Microsoft Corp. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Mozilla Foundation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Opera Software [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Oracle Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| SAP AG [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Society for Technical Communication (STC) [non-Member. Per ] | RF Commitment stopped on 01 July 2009 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-02-24 |
| Vectoreal [non-Member. Per ] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 January 2008 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Vision Australia [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| WGBH National Center for Accessible Media [non-Member. Per ] | RF Commitment stopped on 07 July 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-12-15 |
| Yahoo!, Inc. [Member] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| David Bolter [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| Judy Brewer [Team] | RF Commitment stopped on 20 December 2006 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Ben Caldwell [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 03 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-12-15 |
| Charles Chen [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| Michael Cooper [Team] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Steve Faulkner [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Geoff Freed [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Alfred S. Gilman [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 26 January 2009 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2008-08-06 |
| Jon Gunderson [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Thomas Logan [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 02 May 2008 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| William Loughborough [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 14 September 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2010-09-16 |
| 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 |
| Shane McCarron [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Joshue O Connor [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Lisa Pappas [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 27 October 2009 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-02-24 |
| David Poehlman [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 05 February 2010 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2009-12-15 |
| Gregory Rosmaita [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 16 December 2011 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2011-01-18 |
| Janina Sajka [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Joseph Scheuhammer [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Lisa Seeman [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Gregg Vanderheiden [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
| Léonie Watson [Inv. Exp.] | RF Commitment stopped on 01 May 2012 | Commitment stops as of version dated of 2011-01-18 |
| Gottfried Zimmermann [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 02 June 2012 | Extends to latest version |
Note: All actions carried out through this system are reported by email to the relevant parties; copies are sent to w3c-archive@w3.org (Member-readable archive).