Can an exclusion be withdrawn?
Yes. An organization may withdraw a exclusion at any time, even after publication of the Recommendation concerned. If an organization has made an exclusion for a Recommendation and then modified its internal patent policy strategy, it is useful for the organization to review the exclusion and consider withdrawing it. This tends to give the community more confidence about being able to implement the standard on terms consistent with the W3C Royalty Free Licence.
