The IEEE and the ANSI Patent Policy
Richard:
As far as I am aware, the IEEE, already an ANSI accredited standards developer, intends to maintain that accreditation and hence its patent policy will remain within the "bright lines" of the ANSI patent policy. Therefore, any issuance of a statement, as you suggest, "indicating a position that is more in line with ANSI policy" would be inherently redundant and superfluous.
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Don Wright don@lexmark.com
f.wright@ieee.org / f.wright@computer.org
Director of Standards
Lexmark International Past Chair, IEEE SA Standards Board
740 New Circle Rd Chair, Patent Committee IEEE SASB
Lexington, Ky 40550 Member-at-large, IEEE CS SAB
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