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Adjust language for getting patent policy from non paticipants
frivoal Dec 8, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -3427,12 +3427,16 @@ Maintenance Without a Group</h4>
<h4 id="contributor-license">
License Grants from Non-Participants</h4>

When a party who is not already obligated under the Patent Policy
offers a change in class 3 or 4
(as described in [[#correction-classes]]) to a technical report under this process
When a proposal for a change in class 3 or 4
(as described in [[#correction-classes]]) to a [=technical report=]
originates from or contains substantive contributions by
any parties not already obligated under the patent Policy,
the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119>must</em> request
a recorded royalty-free patent commitment;
for a change in class 4, the Team <em class=rfc2119>must</em> <em>secure</em> such commitment.
a recorded royalty-free patent commitment
from each of those parties;
for a change in class 4,
the Team <em class=rfc2119>must</em> <em>secure</em> such commitments
from each and every such party.
Such commitment <em class=rfc2119>should</em> cover,
at a minimum,
all the party's Essential Claims both in the contribution,
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