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Ballot FORUM-037 – Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated Documents

Ballot FORUM-037 - Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated Documents

Voting Results

The voting period for Forum-037 Adopt IPR Policy v1.4 and Associated Documents has completed. The ballot has: PASSED

Certificate Issuers

21 votes in total:

  • 21 voting YES: Asseco Data Systems SA (Certum), Cybertrust Japan, DigiCert, Disig, eMudhra, Fastly, GoDaddy, HARICA, iTrusChina, Japan Registry Services, MSC Trustgate Sdn Bhd, NAVER Cloud Trust Services, OISTE Foundation, SECOM Trust Systems, Sectigo, SHECA, SwissSign, Telia Company, TrustAsia, TWCA, Visa

  • 0 voting NO:

  • 0 ABSTAIN:

Certificate Consumers

3 votes in total:

  • 3 voting YES: Apple, Google, Mozilla

  • 0 voting NO:

  • 0 ABSTAIN:

Bylaws Requirements

  1. Bylaw 2.3(6) requires:
  • In order for a ballot to be adopted by the Forum, two‐thirds (2/3) or more of the votes cast by the Voting Members in the Certificate Issuer category must be in favor of the ballot. This requirement was MET.

  • at least fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of the votes cast by the Voting Members in the Certificate Consumer category must be in favor of the ballot. This requirement was MET.

  • At least one (1) Voting Member in each category must vote in favor of a ballot for the ballot to be adopted. This requirement was MET.

  1. Bylaw 2.3(7) requires:
  • A ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the number of currently active Voting Members has participated. The number of currently active Voting Members is the average number of Voting Member organizations that have participated in the previous three (3) Forum Meetings and Forum Teleconferences.

  • the quorum was 16 for this ballot. This requirement was MET.

This ballot will not have an IP review period.

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