[Fiware-legal] FI-WARE CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT

Catherine Lucquiaud Catherine.Lucquiaud at inria.fr
Wed Aug 17 14:35:56 CEST 2011


Dear Susanne, dear all

As mentionned in the first clause, INRIA wishes to exclude all its 
Sideground from its obligation to grant Access Rights.

Best regards,


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Le 16/08/11 18:14, Weikl, Susanne (NSN - DE/Munich) a écrit :
>
> Hello Luis (and representatives of INRIA and Technicolor -- see 4. below),
>
> Please find attached some suggestions and additions for the new 
> clause. It also takes up Fraunhofer's concern on overruling the 
> exclusion list which is a valid point.
>
> 1.Essentially, the changes cover two points: from the mere language, 
> it sounded as if the license covered the copying, modification and 
> distribution of the Generic Enabler Specifications when making the 
> implementation, but not the implementation as such. If this is the 
> purpose, then "Parties may use _such FI-WARE Generic Enabler 
> Specifications_ to develop and release implementations of the FI-WARE 
> Generic Enabler Specifications" must be changed to"Parties _may 
> __develop and release implementations_of the FI-WARE Generic Enabler 
> Specifications".
>
> 2.Secondly we suggest some more clarifying language on the exclusion 
> of IPRs -- the concepts should be familiar from standardization.
>
> 3.I am not sure, whether "which are not inherent to, or cannot 
> trivially be derived as valid implementation" is the same as the 
> intended target described as "nobody would implement it in a different 
> way.  / aspect of the implantation that everybody ... would obviously 
> do. "
>
> But we can accept the language.
>
> 4.Last, regarding the exclusion list:
>
> *INRIA's*exclusions are unclear in the following regard:
>
> (i) all its Sideground;
>
> and
>
> (iv) any and all Background and Sideground that INRIA is not free to 
> grant access to due to obligations towards third parties;
>
> (v)  any and all Background and Sideground INRIA has not itself 
> introduced into the Project at its sole discretion for use in 
> execution of the Project."
>
> Is all Sideground excluded or only the Sideground which is introduced 
> for use or which INRIA is free to grant Access Rights?
>
> *Technicolor*:
>
> "Any and all Background and Sideground not Needed for the execution of 
> the Project" must either be deleted or amended by"or not Needed for 
> Use of Foreground" in order to be in line with the text of the main 
> agreement.
>
> Otherwise, the text is ok for Nokia Siemens Networks
>
> Best regards,
>
> Susanne Weikl
>
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> *From:*fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu 
> [mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu] *On Behalf Of *ext LUIS 
> GARCIA GARCIA
> *Sent:* Friday, August 12, 2011 10:23 AM
> *To:* fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu
> *Cc:* Asesoría Jurídica
> *Subject:* [Fiware-legal] FI-WARE CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
>
> Dear all,
>
> Find enclosed the final version of the FI-WARE CA.
>
> As per request of several partners, we´ve done some modifications in 
> *clause 4.1*. in order to protect parties´s technology when used by 
> other partner- or a third party-  in an implementation  of the FI-WARE 
> Generic Enabler Specifications. This modification does not modify the 
> initial content and sense of this crucial clause, but gives a better 
> protection of partner´s technology when used in an implementation. 
>  However,  we must take into account that there are two aspects we 
> must take into account and that cannot be subject to "protection or 
> royalties":
>
> 1.- If it is something "inherent" to the specifications, that is to 
> say that nobody would implement it in a different way.
>
> 2.-  If it  is one aspect of the implantation that everybody, that 
> implement the specifications, would obviously do.
>
> Both points are not necessary redundant.
>
> Further, we´ve seen that there may be a misinterpretation in the first 
> paragraph, and we´ve modified "other parties" for "Parties signing 
> this CA as well as any other third party" that perfectly reflects the 
> intention of the paragraph. I´ve changed only the yellow marked part
>
> So, the wording we propose would be:
>
> "/Notwithstanding any conflicting terms in this CA, the FI-WARE 
> Generic Enabler Specifications will be made publically available (upon 
> publication in accordance with clause 4.4.1) on royalty free terms. 
> For the sake of clarity, parties signing this CA as well as any other 
> third party may use such FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications to 
> develop and release implementations of the FI-WARE Generic Enabler 
> Specifications on a royalty-free basis./
>
> //
>
> /However, notwithstanding the above, parties are not barred from 
> requesting royalties, or protecting their rights, for use of 
> technology (e.g. but not limited to patents) in implementations of the 
> FI-WARE Generic Enablers Specifications, provided such technology is 
> not disclosed by the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications or is not 
> inherent to, or cannot trivially be derived as valid implementations 
> of part of  the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specification/s. "
>
> The rest of the clause remains as it was.
>
> -****************************************
>
> Except for any typo, we consider this version as final as there´s no 
> room for further negotiations. We´ve received  the 2^nd august the 
> signed contract from the Commission, so we have a 45 days, from that 
> date, to complete the signature of Form A; however, we´ve only 
> received 9 of 26 Form A signed. If we do not received the Form A we´re 
> putting the project in a serious risk. Please send us ASAP this 
> pending signed documentation.
>
> We´ve included the contact and signature information we´ve received. 
> However, there are still partners that have not sent us their 
> information. Please, do it *ASAP*.  Next week I´ll send the pdf 
> signature version with the information we have up to this moment. If 
> any of your signing representative is going to leave on holidays, I 
> kindly ask you to request them the signature before they go.
>
> Also these organizations which have not yet signed and sent the 
> Collaboration Agreement to our address should complete this also ASAP.
>
> We want transfer our most sincere thanks for your flexibility and your 
> cooperation during this long negotiation.
>
> Please, let us know if you´d need any further information.
>
> Best regards
>
> Luis García García
>
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