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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>McCoy and others, it isn't fair for me to keep pointing to my own licenses as if they are the only examples. Below are the equivalent patent provisions from the <a href="http://www.openwebfoundation.org/legal/the-owf-1-0-agreements/owfa-1-0/">Open Web Foundation</a>. Various large companies and individuals participated in its drafting. (Unfortunately neither Oracle nor Intel wanted to participate at the time on our committee.) As far as I know, FSF has no quarrel with this type of industry FOSS agreement for software standards. Perhaps you can borrow from it for your own license? /Larry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3.1.1. <u>The Promise</u>. I, on behalf of myself and my successors in interest and assigns, irrevocably promise not to assert my Granted Claims against you for your Permitted Uses, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.1. This is a personal promise directly from me to you, and you acknowledge as a condition of benefiting from it that no rights from me are received from suppliers, distributors, or otherwise in connection with this promise. This promise also applies to your Permitted Uses of any other specifications incorporating all required portions of the Specification.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>8.4. <u>Granted Claims</u>. "Granted Claims" are those patent claims that I own or control, including those patent claims I acquire or control after the Date below, that are infringed by Permitted Uses. Granted Claims include only those patent claims that are infringed by the implementation of any portions of the Specification where the Specification describes the functionality causing the infringement in detail and does not merely reference the functionality causing the infringemen<span style='background:white'>t.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>8.6. <u>Permitted Uses</u>. “Permitted Uses” means making, using, selling, offering for sale, importing or distributing any implementation of the Specification 1) only to the extent it implements the Specification and 2) so long as all required portions of the Specification are implemented. Permitted Uses do not extend to any portion of an implementation that is not included in the Specification.<span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>