Governance Documents and Policies (WBA Articles, Rules, IPR policy, Antitrust Policy, Co-Marketing and Branding Framework etc):
these are available for download on registration
- The WBA Memorandum & Articles of Association and WBA Rules are the main governance documents that provide information on membership terms, obligations, rights and other relevant details.
- The WBA Antitrust Compliance Policy and Guidelines affirm and record the commitment by members of the WBA and their representatives to follow the policy and guidelines as part of the ongoing obligations to the WBA. These Guidelines apply to activities within WBA and to any joint activities, under the aegis of WBA, with any other entity, association, or other third party organization(s).
- The WBA Intellectual Property Rights Policy provides an operating framework for dealing with all intellectual property rights and related matter in relation to the work being done through WBA and its working committees.
- The WBA Co-Marketing & Branding Framework provides members with guidelines for the correct use of the WBA brand in all marketing activities involving WBA and a clear and consistent framework for WBA and its member companies to engage in co-marketing or co-branding activities involving the use of WBA’s corporate identity.
- The WBA Technical Project Procedures provide operating procedures for identifying, commissioning and executing all WBA Technical Activities, including projects and initiatives conducted under the various WBA workgroups. It includes details of project management methodology and rules for leading and participating in WBA work streams.
Company Branding and Other Membership Rights & obligations
Each WBA member shall use commercially reasonable effort to use the WBA’s branding to identify itself as a member of the WBA, market and promote its wireless broadband services, in accordance with and subject to any directions, guidelines or policies as set out in the “Co-Marketing and Branding” Framework Document.
The usage of WBA’s branding, specifications and standards developed by the WBA subject to the directions, guidelines and/or policies as approved by the Board and subject to any applicable law, regulation, rule or judicial proceedings of any governmental or regulatory authority in any jurisdiction; and entitled to access relevant sections of the WBA extranet subject to the directions, guidelines and/or policies as approved by the Board.
The Board shall be the decision making body of the Company. The powers of the Board are as set out in the Articles.
TERMINATION
The annual fees are charged and payable for the calendar year from January till December.
Any Member may resign from membership of the Company by giving not less than ninety (90) days prior written notice thereof to the Secretariat Office at any time.
OPEN COMPETITION AMONG MEMBERS
Members are individually and collectively committed to open competition in the development of products, Intellectual Property, Technology, and services, and the Members are not restricted in any way from designing, developing, marketing, and/or procuring any hardware, software, systems, Intellectual Property, Technology or services for their own benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules or the Articles, the Members shall not be obliged in any manner to disclose any Confidential Information or Intellectual Property, to share any capacities (technical, operational, roaming, marketing, sales or otherwise) or to engage in any behaviour or conduct which may be anti-competitive under, or in violation of, any applicable law, regulation, rule or judicial proceedings of any governmental or regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All Technology and Intellectual Property which may hereinafter be disclosed by the Owner to an IP Recipient shall, notwithstanding such disclosure, remain the exclusive property of the Owner, and the Members shall not use or authorise the use of any such Technology or Intellectual Property otherwise than as expressly permitted by the WBA Rules and for the purposes stated herein. To the extent that the use of such Technology and/or Intellectual Property may result in the development or generation of new Intellectual Property, the ownership and use of such Intellectual Property and the rights as to protection, registration and receipt of royalty fees related thereto, shall be negotiated and agreed among the Members involved in such development.
If a Member is the Owner of any Technology or Intellectual Property that is essential or desirable for the purposes of furthering the objectives of the Company, that Member shall consider licensing the use of such Technology (or as the case may be, Intellectual Property) to the other Members on mutually agreed terms.
No Partnership
A Member has no authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of, or to create a liability of another Member in way or for any purpose, unless otherwise agreed between such Members in writing.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All communications between the Members and/or any of them and all information and other materials supplied to or received by any of them from the others which is either marked “confidential” or is by its nature intended to be for the knowledge of the recipient alone, and all information concerning the business transactions and financial arrangements of the Members or the WBA (collectively, the “Confidential Information“) shall be kept confidential by the recipient and shall be used by the recipient solely and exclusively for the benefit of the purposes of the Company and the recipient shall not directly or indirectly use, communicate, disclose or divulge at any such time such Confidential Information.
Governance Documents and Policies (WBA Articles, Rules, IPR policy, Antitrust Policy, Co-Marketing and Branding Framework etc):
these are available for download on registration
- The WBA Memorandum & Articles of Association and WBA Rules are the main governance documents that provide information on membership terms, obligations, rights and other relevant details.
- The WBA Antitrust Compliance Policy and Guidelines affirm and record the commitment by members of the WBA and their representatives to follow the policy and guidelines as part of the ongoing obligations to the WBA. These Guidelines apply to activities within WBA and to any joint activities, under the aegis of WBA, with any other entity, association, or other third party organization(s).
- The WBA Intellectual Property Rights Policy provides an operating framework for dealing with all intellectual property rights and related matter in relation to the work being done through WBA and its working committees.
- The WBA Co-Marketing & Branding Framework provides members with guidelines for the correct use of the WBA brand in all marketing activities involving WBA and a clear and consistent framework for WBA and its member companies to engage in co-marketing or co-branding activities involving the use of WBA’s corporate identity.
- The WBA Technical Project Procedures provide operating procedures for identifying, commissioning and executing all WBA Technical Activities, including projects and initiatives conducted under the various WBA workgroups. It includes details of project management methodology and rules for leading and participating in WBA work streams.
Each WBA member shall use commercially reasonable effort to use the WBA’s branding to identify itself as a member of the WBA, market and promote its wireless broadband services, in accordance with and subject to any directions, guidelines or policies as set out in the “Co-Marketing and Branding” Framework Document.
The usage of WBA’s branding, specifications and standards developed by the WBA subject to the directions, guidelines and/or policies as approved by the Board and subject to any applicable law, regulation, rule or judicial proceedings of any governmental or regulatory authority in any jurisdiction; and entitled to access relevant sections of the WBA extranet subject to the directions, guidelines and/or policies as approved by the Board.
The Board shall be the decision making body of the Company. The powers of the Board are as set out in the Articles.
The annual fees are charged and payable for the calendar year from January till December.
Any Member may resign from membership of the Company by giving not less than ninety (90) days prior written notice thereof to the Secretariat Office at any time.
Members are individually and collectively committed to open competition in the development of products, Intellectual Property, Technology, and services, and the Members are not restricted in any way from designing, developing, marketing, and/or procuring any hardware, software, systems, Intellectual Property, Technology or services for their own benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules or the Articles, the Members shall not be obliged in any manner to disclose any Confidential Information or Intellectual Property, to share any capacities (technical, operational, roaming, marketing, sales or otherwise) or to engage in any behaviour or conduct which may be anti-competitive under, or in violation of, any applicable law, regulation, rule or judicial proceedings of any governmental or regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
All Technology and Intellectual Property which may hereinafter be disclosed by the Owner to an IP Recipient shall, notwithstanding such disclosure, remain the exclusive property of the Owner, and the Members shall not use or authorise the use of any such Technology or Intellectual Property otherwise than as expressly permitted by the WBA Rules and for the purposes stated herein. To the extent that the use of such Technology and/or Intellectual Property may result in the development or generation of new Intellectual Property, the ownership and use of such Intellectual Property and the rights as to protection, registration and receipt of royalty fees related thereto, shall be negotiated and agreed among the Members involved in such development.
If a Member is the Owner of any Technology or Intellectual Property that is essential or desirable for the purposes of furthering the objectives of the Company, that Member shall consider licensing the use of such Technology (or as the case may be, Intellectual Property) to the other Members on mutually agreed terms.
A Member has no authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of, or to create a liability of another Member in way or for any purpose, unless otherwise agreed between such Members in writing.
All communications between the Members and/or any of them and all information and other materials supplied to or received by any of them from the others which is either marked “confidential” or is by its nature intended to be for the knowledge of the recipient alone, and all information concerning the business transactions and financial arrangements of the Members or the WBA (collectively, the “Confidential Information“) shall be kept confidential by the recipient and shall be used by the recipient solely and exclusively for the benefit of the purposes of the Company and the recipient shall not directly or indirectly use, communicate, disclose or divulge at any such time such Confidential Information.
