TAG Patent Disclosures

This page summarizes disclosures by participants in W3C's Technical Architecture Group (TAG) about intellectual property, as required by the W3C Patent Policy Transition Procedure. If this document is published as a W3C Recommendation, it is expected that it will be published under the 24 January 2002 CPP as amended by the W3C Patent Policy Transition Procedure.

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.

For information about copyright of TAG publications, please refer to the TAG contributor policies.

Disclosures by TAG participants

This section lists disclosures by TAG participants. Currently, there are no disclosures.

Third-party disclosures

This section lists third-party disclosures related to work produced by the TAG. Currently, there are no disclosures.

How to disclose patent claims

section 4.2 of the W3C Process Document explains:

To disclose patent and IPR claims, individuals MUST send email to patent-issues@w3.org, which is an archived mailing list readable by Members and the Team. Individuals disclosing knowledge of IPR claims SHOULD copy the Team Contact responsible for a particular technology to ensure that the disclosure receives prompt consideration. Individuals MAY also copy other recipients.

Note: As of May 2003, W3C has approved a new patent policy. The TAG is expected to adopt the approved policy with the rest of W3C when the policy becomes operational.