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This standards project is subject to the rules related to standards development set out in Section V of the FINOS IP Policy. By joining this project and/or participating in its activities, you agree that you are bound by those rules. These include the following:
- Each participant agrees that, if it owns By participating in a standards project, each participant agrees to be bound by the FINOS IP Policy.
- If a participant owns any intellectual property rights (IP) necessary to implement any the final specification approved by the projectstandard, it must license that IP to any implementer agrees to license those rights to all implementers on a royalty-free, reasonable, and non-discriminatory basis.
- The above extends not only to the participant's own contributions but to the contributions of This license applies to the entire approved standard, including portions contributed by other participants.
- Upon joining the project, participants have 60 days to withdraw from the project and its licensing obligations. However, withdrawal Withdrawal does not affect the license to any intentional submission made by the participant that is incorporated into a final specification.
The above are summaries only; it is the FINOS IP Policy which is binding on participants. Please review the FINOS IP Policy with your counsel before participating. If you have any questions, please contact legal@finos.org.
This notice should also be provided to new participants that join after the project's activities are underway.
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Project leads should begin each meeting of the project by referencing the FINOS IP Policy and the FINOS Antitrust Policy. Here are slides that can be used:
| Antitrust Policy | Standards Project IP RulesCompliance Slides | |
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Preparing for release
Publication for public comment
If a draft specification is published for public comment prior to its approval, it must include the introductory language provided in Section V.3.2.1 of the FINOS IP Policy:
Recipients of this document are requested to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent claims or other intellectual property rights of which they may be aware that might be infringed by any implementation of the standard set forth in this document, and to provide supporting documentation.
Disclosure of necessary claims
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