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List of Patent Disclosures and Exclusions Known to IPP

This is the complete list of patent disclosures and exclusions that have been made through IPP, for all W3C groups. W3C takes no position regarding either:

  1. the validity or scope of any intellectual property right or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology, or
  2. the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available.

Patent Disclosures for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group

This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group as required by section 6 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy.

As of 10 February 2012, 1 patent disclosure has been made.

Known Disclosures

In the following tables of disclosure information, entries in the first column link to details about each patent, including any exclusion or additional licensing information that has been provided.

Disclosures for CSS Mobile Profile 2.0

Patent for CSS Mobile Profile 2.0Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Issued patent '6209009' (US) held by Openwave Systems Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Disclosures for CSS 2D Transforms Module Level 3

Patent for CSS 2D Transforms Module Level 3Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #12/397,325 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Disclosures for CSS 3D Transforms Module Level 3

Patent for CSS 3D Transforms Module Level 3Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #12/397,325 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Disclosures for CSS Animations Module Level 3

Patent for CSS Animations Module Level 3Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #12/397,325 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Disclosures for CSS Transitions Module Level 3

Patent for CSS Transitions Module Level 3Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #12/397,325 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Patent Disclosures for HTML Working Group

This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's HTML Working Group as required by section 6 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy.

As of 10 February 2012, 8 patent disclosure have been made.

Known Disclosures

In the following tables of disclosure information, entries in the first column link to details about each patent, including any exclusion or additional licensing information that has been provided.

Disclosures for HTML 5

Patent for HTML 5Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #11/144,384 (U.S.) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #05766079.7 (Pub. No. EP1759306A1) (EP) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #07105815.5 (HK Pub. No. 198225) (Hong Kong) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #unpublished pending application (unpublished - can refer to WO/2006/012168 ) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #unpublished pending application (unpublished - can refer to WO/2006/012168 ) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #unpublished pending application (unpublished pending application) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #unpublished pending application (unpublished pending application) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Patent Disclosures for SVG Working Group

This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's SVG Working Group as required by section 6 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy.

As of 10 February 2012, 10 patent disclosure have been made.

Known Disclosures

In the following tables of disclosure information, entries in the first column link to details about each patent, including any exclusion or additional licensing information that has been provided.

Disclosures for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)

Patent for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Issued patent '3503397' (Japan) held by KDDI CORPORATION (additional licensing information available)None
Issued patent '6107961' (United States of America) held by KDDI CORPORATION (additional licensing information available)None

Disclosures for Remote Events for XML (REX) 1.0

Patent for Remote Events for XML (REX) 1.0Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Issued patent '765633' (AU) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-18
Issued patent 'ZL98807034.0' (CN) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-15
Issued patent '2765983' (FR) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-8
Issued patent '10-0574755' (KR) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-14
Issued patent '6 911 982' (US) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-22
Laid-open/published patent application #98938735.2 filed on 07/10/1998 (EP) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-8
Laid-open/published patent application #06001979.1 filed on 07/10/1998 (EP) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-12
Laid-open/published patent application #133790 filed on 07/10/1998 (IL) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-22
Laid-open/published patent application #2000-502,637 filed on 07/10/1998 (JP) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-8
Laid-open/published patent application #2004-360540 filed on 07/10/1998 (JP) held by France Telecom (additional licensing information available)1-16

Disclosures for SVG Transforms 1.0, Part 2: Language

Patent for SVG Transforms 1.0, Part 2: LanguageExcluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #12/397,325 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

Patent Disclosures for Voice Browser Working Group

This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's Voice Browser Working Group as required by section 6 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy.

As of 10 February 2012, 11 patent disclosure have been made.

Known Disclosures

In the following tables of disclosure information, entries in the first column link to details about each patent, including any exclusion or additional licensing information that has been provided.

Disclosures for Voice Browser Call Control: CCXML Version 1.0

Patent for Voice Browser Call Control: CCXML Version 1.0Excluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Issued patent '6,701,366' (U.S. patent) held by Nortel Networks (additional licensing information available)all 30 claims

Nortel Inc. has excluded claims from U.S. patent no. 6,701,366 from the W3C RF licensing commitment. Nortel Inc. does not believe there are essential claims as defined in the W3C Patent Policy, but they do not guarantee the absence of essential claims. If there are essential claims, Nortel Inc indicated in their first disclosure statement that they are willing to license U.S.Patent no. 6,701,366 on RAND terms.

The Voice PAG on CCXML recommends:

  1. that the Voice Browser Working Group proceed with the further advancement of CCXML on the way to Recommendation status
  2. that the Voice Browser Working Group remain observant about eventual assertion of US Patent no. 6,701,366 against implementers of CCXML and will report those back to the Working Group and to the Ubiquitous Web Domain Lead

See the full PAG Report for more information.

Patent Disclosures for Web Applications Working Group

This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's Web Applications Working Group as required by section 6 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy.

As of 10 February 2012, 12 patent disclosure have been made.

Known Disclosures

In the following tables of disclosure information, entries in the first column link to details about each patent, including any exclusion or additional licensing information that has been provided.

Disclosures for Widget Updates

Patent for Widget UpdatesExcluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Issued patent '5,764,992' (U.S.) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)all claims, 1-30 inclusive

In March 2009 W3C launched a PAG to address this patent. The PAG issued a PAG Report on 8 October 2009. The PAG recommended to continue work as -in light of the the collected prior art-the patent was considered not essential to the Widgets Updates 1.0 Specification.

Disclosures for Widget Access Request Policy

Patent for Widget Access Request PolicyExcluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Laid-open/published patent application #US Published Patent Application No. 11/432,295 and US Published Patent Application 11/409,276 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)All claims, as well as any claims that issue in any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, reissues or other counterparts.
Laid-open/published patent application #US-20070101433 and US 20070101146 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)All claims, as well as any claims that issue in any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, reissues or other counterparts.

Patent Disclosures for Web Events Working Group

This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's Web Events Working Group as required by section 6 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy.

As of 10 February 2012, 16 patent disclosure have been made.

Known Disclosures

In the following tables of disclosure information, entries in the first column link to details about each patent, including any exclusion or additional licensing information that has been provided.

Disclosures for Touch Events Specification

Patent for Touch Events SpecificationExcluded claims?Notes on exclusions
Issued patent '7,812,828' (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #13/163,624 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Laid-open/published patent application #13/163,626 (US) held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None
Pending application #79 held by Apple, Inc. (additional licensing information available)None

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