SVG Working Group - IPR
Licensing Commitments
Participants in this group have made certain licensing commitments by joining the group. In addition to these Participants, non-participating W3C Member may have made licensing commitments.
W3C Members not participating in this group who wish to make the same licensing commitments for specifications developed by this group may do so through a Join form for licensing commitments from non-participating Members.
Other parties making a substantive contribution to the work of the group need to make a Royalty-Free patent commitment, as described in section 6.2.6 of the Process. Staff Contacts will provide instructions for recording the non-participant licensing commitment before the contribution can be accepted.
Participation
- W3C Member Organizations
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- Adobe
- Apple Inc.
- Google LLC
- HM Government
- Igalia
- Microsoft Corporation
- Mozilla Foundation
- TetraLogical Services Ltd
- The Washington Post
- Wix.com Ltd.
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- Invited Experts
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- Tavmjong Bah
- Neha Jadhav
- W3C Team members
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- Carine Bournez
See also the list of individuals participating in this group.
The Call for Participation for this group was announced on 2024-06-27; see the Patent Policy FAQ for information about continued participation before re-joining the group.
Specifications published by the Group
The following is the list of specifications produced by the SVG Working Group that have associated disclosures obligations, and possible licensing obligations under the W3C Patent Policy.
| Document | Patent Disclosure | Patent Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG Mobile Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG 1.1/1.2/2.0 Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG Printing Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVGT 1.2 Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| Remote Events for XML (REX) Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| Media Access Events | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG Filters 1.2, Part 1: Primer | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG Filter Requirements | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG Print 1.2, Part 1: Primer | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| Requirements for Japanese Text Layout ๆฅๆฌ่ช็ต็ๅฆ็ใฎ่ฆไปถ(ๆฅๆฌ่ช็) | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| SVG Color 1.2, Part 1: Primer | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
| DOMMatrix interface | disclose | Exclusion is not possible (document not under PP) |
Patent Disclosures and Claim Exclusions
This section summarizes patent disclosures by participants in W3C's SVG Working Group as required by section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy.
W3C takes no position regarding either:
- the validity or scope of any intellectual property right or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology, or
- the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available from those not participating in this group.
Where disclosure is required by a W3C Member, the AC Representative makes the disclosure.
Anyone else may also make a disclosure.
Known Disclosures
| Disclosures for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) | Licensing | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Issued patent '3503397' (Japan) held by KDDI CORPORATION disclosed on 2011-05-30 | No Patent Policy Obligations | |
| Issued patent '6107961' (United States of America) held by KDDI CORPORATION disclosed on 2011-05-30 | No Patent Policy Obligations |
| Disclosures for Remote Events for XML (REX) 1.0 | Licensing | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Issued patent '765633' (AU) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-18 | |
| Issued patent 'ZL98807034.0' (CN) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-15 | |
| Issued patent '2765983' (FR) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-8 | |
| Issued patent '10-0574755' (KR) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-14 | |
| Issued patent '6 911 982' (US) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-22 | |
| Laid-open/published patent application #98938735.2 filed on 07/10/1998 (EP) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-8 | |
| Laid-open/published patent application #06001979.1 filed on 07/10/1998 (EP) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-12 | |
| Laid-open/published patent application #133790 filed on 07/10/1998 (IL) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-22 | |
| Laid-open/published patent application #2000-502,637 filed on 07/10/1998 (JP) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-8 | |
| Laid-open/published patent application #2004-360540 filed on 07/10/1998 (JP) held by Orange disclosed on 2006-06-30 | Claims excluded from Royalty-Free commitment: 1-16 |
| Disclosures for SVG Transforms 1.0, Part 2: Language | Licensing | Notes |
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