Antimonopoly Act and Unfair Competition Prevention Act Compliance, and Intellectual Property Rights Policy
Intellectual Property Rights Policy

The policies of the XG Mobile Promotion Forum (hereinafter referred to as "XGMF", including subordinate organizations such as projects) regarding Antimonopoly Act and intellectual property rights are as follows.

1. Compliance with Antimonopoly Act and Unfair Competition Prevention Act
XGMF complies with Antimonopoly Act and Unfair Competition Prevention Act, which were enacted for the purpose of promoting fair and free competition among companies.

2. Contributions and Confidentiality – Generally
As a general rule, XGMF will not consider any contributions, presentations, or other documentation that is subject to any requirement of confidentiality or any restriction on its dissemination.
In order that XGMF may facilitate, promote, and disseminate its work, it is necessary that each member licenses XGMF the necessary copyright rights to adapt, copy, and publicly distribute any contribution or submittal.
In accordance with this policy, each contribution or document submitted to XGMF is subject to an unlimited, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license to XGMF of any copyrights in such contribution or document. This license from each member shall include the right to copy, publish, and distribute the contribution in any way, and to modify and to prepare derivative works that are based on or incorporate all or part of the contribution, the license to such derivative works to be of the same scope as the license of the original contribution.

3. Contributions and Confidentiality – Exception
We may decide that work by certain projects within XGMF should be kept confidential. This decision must be made at the beginning of the project and must be clearly communicated to all participants. All contributions, agendas and work product containing confidential information must be clearly marked. This confidential information, and any discussions thereof, shall not be shared outside of the project .

4. Patents
XGMF does not intend to develop standards, deliverables or other work products which would require the use of patented technology.
For the avoidance of doubt, no XGMF member is required to grant, explicitly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, a license to any of its patents to another Member or to XGMF as a result of participation in XGMF.

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