Dear Don, PatCom members, PP-Dialog members,
attached please find the Panasonic revision of your
original document. We inserted a sub-sentence to
clarify which "assurance" we are talking about.
You also asked the PP-Dialog members to
"Offer their views as to whether FAQs 14 & 17 need to
be updated to specifically note that Letters of Assurance
includes Blanket Letter of Assurance."
Panasonic does not think that any amendments to FAQs 14
and 17 are necessary as of today.
Any questions and comments welcome.
I will participate in the PatCom meeting later this month
(29th) in Berlin, and I'm really looking forward to meeting
you (all) there.
Kind regards,
Georg
Mr. Georg NOLTE
Patent Representative
Panasonic R&D Center Germany GmbH
Monzastr. 4c
63225 Langen
Germany
Office: +49.6103.766.131
Mobile: +49.172.79.72.744
From:
Don Wright [mailto:don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Samstag, 21. Mai 2016 04:07
To: PP-DIALOG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PP-DIALOG] 4 Questions on Letters of Assurance
Members of PP-Dialog:
The IEEE Standards Board Patent Committee (PatCom) has been discussing four questions asked by an IEEE Working Group chair regarding how certain Letter of
Assurance apply in regards to amendments. PatCom has discussed several proposed responses. While PatCom has not completed its deliberations, we would now like to share with you the draft answers in the attached document.
In addition, PatCom considered changing the existing FAQs 14 and 17 to add “including Blanket Letters of Assurance” when those FAQs reference “Letters of Assurance.”
However, PatCom has tentatively concluded that the term “Letters of Assurance” already applies to both Letters of Assurance identifying one or more specific patents as well as Letter of Assurance that indicate they are Blanket Letters of Assurance and therefore
does not believe those existing FAQs need to be changed.
The participants on PP-Dialog are asked to:
Offer their views and, if necessary, specific wording changes and justification of same on the 4 answers to improve clarity
Offer their views as to whether FAQs 14 & 17 need to be updated to specifically note that Letters of Assurance includes Blanket
Letter of Assurance.
Please submit written input to this PP-Dialog mailing list by 17 June 2016 in order to allow PatCom members sufficient time to consider your comments prior
to the June PatCom meeting where these items will be on the agenda.
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Member, IEEE SA Standards Board, PatCom (Chair) & ProCom
Chair, IEEE-ISTO Board of Directors
Chair, IEEE SA Nominations & Appointments Committee
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Past Chair, IEEE Admission & Advancement Committee
Past Chair, INCITS Executive Board
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