The Patent Policy Activity's goal is to enable W3C to implement and successfully operate the W3C Patent Policy. The policy was put into place in February 2004, and the work of developing and implementing it is complete. It is important that the W3C community have an organized way to monitor application of the policy as well as remain informed about relevant developments in the legal and standards environment.
The Patent and Standards Interest Group (PSIG) is now operational. It responded to W3C Member's questions around the Patent Policy. It also gave advise on several new entries in the Patent Policy FAQ. was launched in December 2004 and started operations. Several questions were addressed and suggestions were delivered to the W3C Team. There was no public statement as all questions addressed Member confidential matters.
Furthermore, the PSIG is addressing questions around the Patent Policy, including the scope of Patent Policy commitments if a Specification transitions from one Working Group to another, the lessons to learn from the Patent Advisory Groups that have taken place so far and finally all the difficult questions around the Patent Policy options for the Incubator Activity.
The PSIG currently discusses several questions of high impact concerning the interpretation of the Patent Policy. In order to get closer to a solution, the PSIG will meet [Member only] at the Technical Plenary Week November 2007 in Boston.
| Group | Chair | Team Contact | Charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patents and Standards Interest Group (participants) | Daniel J. Weitzner, Donald Deutsch | Rigo Wenning | Chartered until 1 December 2009 |
This Activity Statement was prepared for the April 2008 W3C Advisory Committee Meeting (Members only) per section 5 of the W3C Process Document. Generated from group data.
Danny Weitzner, Technology and Society Domain Lead
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