Hi, When we requested OASIS to set up a Technical Committee chartered to develop a platform-independent specification for text and multi-modal analysis, we specified that it be set up under the "RF on Limited Terms" mode of the OASIS IP Policy. "RF" means Royalty Free, and the Limited Terms means companies that are working with us on the Technical Committee are restricted in adding additional terms.
These are the most liberal terms and make any Essential Claims available to ALL and ROYALTY FREE. For the details please refer to: - http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_faq.php - http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php Ultimately of course, there is always a risk that someone in the world holds a patent that can be claimed as Essential. The most any standards organization can do is govern the behavior of those who participate in its work and publicly document the licensing commitment of all participants. -Dave
