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

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Key dates

Discussion opened: 01 Apr 2026 2 months ago

AI Summary

Generated 2026-06-23 21:43 UTC

Ballot overview

Ballot FORUM-037 adopted IPR Policy v. 1.4 and associated documents.
The voting period completed and the ballot passed.
The page states that this ballot will not have an IP review period.

Voting results

Certificate Issuers: 21 votes total, all 21 voting yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
Certificate Consumers: 3 votes total, all 3 voting yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.

Bylaws requirements

The two-thirds requirement for Certificate Issuers was met.
The at least fifty percent plus one requirement for Certificate Consumers was met.
The requirement for at least one Voting Member in each category to vote in favor was met.
Quorum was 16 for this ballot, and that requirement was met.

Compliance impact

The ballot passed and the page explicitly says there will be no IP review period.
No separate compliance date is stated in the evidence text.

Model: gpt-5.4-mini Confidence: 0.98 Result: passed

AI-generated from the CABF ballot page. The official CABF article remains the authoritative source.

Vote result

Certificate Issuers 21 yes 0 no 0 abstain

Certificate Consumers 3 yes 0 no 0 abstain

CABF ballot approval depends on both voting classes; CA votes alone are not decisive.

24 Yes

0 No

0 Abstain

100% yes · 0% no

Excerpt

SearchHome » All CA/Browser Forum Posts » Ballot FORUM-037 – Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated DocumentsBallot FORUM-037 – Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated DocumentsBallot 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

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