EPCglobal works with retailers, manufacturers, and hardware, software, and
integration solution providers to create and share intellectual property that will bene?¬?t the
entire subscriber base. Similarly, EPCglobal is committed to open use of the EPCglobal
Network. The EPCglobal Intellectual Property (IP) Policy (http:==www.epcglobalinc.
org=what=ip_policy=) ensures that all companies subscribing to the organization have
open, neutral access to EPCglobal Network technology and standards. The agreement
guarantees that the technology remains nonproprietary for the bene?¬?t of industry as a
whole. Companies with a desire to participate in any Action Group or Working Groups are
required to sign the appropriate EPCglobal Intellectual Property (IP) Policy. At key points
in the process, calls for Intellectual Property are made and if IP is noted, every attempt is
made to ensure that the speci?¬?cation developed is free from IP claims. Every participant in
the technical work groups must execute an opt-in agreement, in which it is agreed that IP
will be divulged at those key points. The objective is to have EPCglobal speci?¬?cations that
are free from IP claims.
The EPCglobal Network consists of standards that specify both hardware and software
elements. The hardware speci?¬?cation details the air interface protocol, communication
between the reader and tags, and is known as UHF Class-1 Generation-2 V1.
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