1. WAVE Opening Report September 2004 04/1068 r0
July 2004
doc.: IEEE /0658r0
September 2004
WAVE Opening Report September /1068 r0
Lee Armstrong, Chair
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

2. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
July 2004
doc.: IEEE /0658r0
September 2004 1.
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – May 2004
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either:
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or
b) A statement that a license will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination
This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period.
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

3. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws
September 2004
Patent Policy
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either:
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for such implementation will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination.
This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period.
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.

4. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
September 2004 1.
Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003
Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions
Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions or market share
Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object.
If you have questions,
contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.

5. Attendance & Voting Status
September 2004 1.
Attendance & Voting Status
Use 802wirelessworld to register attendance
If you encounter Attendance Issues during the session send an to Harry Worstell –
Questions on Voting status – see Harry Worstell –
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.

6. September 2004
WAVE – Sep Minutes wave-meeting-minutes-wave-sg-portland-july-2004.doc
PAR and 5 Criteria
Review of proposal for p and how it relates to larger scope WAVE systems
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.

7. Plan for the Week September 2004
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.

8. Plan for Week Review of proposed draft
September 2004
Plan for Week
Review of proposed draft
Prepare for formal draft status, commenting
Lee Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, Inc.