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 |
|---|---|---|
| Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata | ||
| BEA Systems, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| BT [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| CA [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| ERICSSON [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Fujitsu Limited [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Hewlett Packard Company [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Hitachi, Ltd. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| IBM Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| IONA Technologies, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| JBoss Inc. [non-Member. Per ] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Microsoft Corp. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Nortel Networks [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Oracle Corporation [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Progress Software [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| SAP AG [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Sonoa Systems, Inc. [non-Member. Per ] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Systinet, Inc. [non-Member. Per Petr Dvorak] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| TIBCO Software, Inc. [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| webMethods, Inc. [non-Member. Per ] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| WSO2 [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Hugo Haas [Inv. Exp.] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Philippe Le Hégaret [Team] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Arjuna Technologies Ltd. [non-Member. Per Stuart Wheater] | RF Commitment stopped on 06 April 2006 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| DataPower Technology, Inc. [non-Member. Per Eugene Kuznetsov, President and Chief Technology Officer] | RF Commitment stopped on 03 January 2006 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Nokia Corporation [Member] | RF Commitment stopped on 05 January 2006 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Nortel Networks [Member] | Committed to W3C RF licensing as of 16 May 2008 | Extends to latest version |
| Novell, Inc. [non-Member. Per Alan Clark, Industry Standards and Initiatives] | RF Commitment stopped on 20 December 2005 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Ricoh Company, Ltd. [non-Member. Per Hiroshi Tamura, Engineer] | RF Commitment stopped on 08 June 2007 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| SeeBeyond Technology Corporation [non-Member. Per ] | RF Commitment stopped on 08 November 2005 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Sonic Software [non-Member. Per ] | RF Commitment stopped on 02 August 2007 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
| Telcordia Technologies [non-Member. Per Josephine Micallef] | RF Commitment stopped on 16 December 2004 | Doesn't apply since participant left the group before 90 days after the FPWD |
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).