[English translation for the sake of convenience. Original written in Japanese language.]

Rules of the Standardization Committee

Camera and Imaging Products Association
General Incorporated Association

Article 1 Definitions
The terms used in these Rules of the Standardization Committee shall be defined asfollows and, unless otherwise specified, have the same meaning as those defined in the
Articles of Association:
1.1 “CIPA” means the Camera and Imaging Products Association, a generalincorporated association registered under the laws of Japan.
1.2 “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of CIPA, formed pursuant to the
Articles of Association.
1.3 “Equipment” means film cameras, digital cameras, and related devices,
instruments and software.
1.4 “CIPA Standards” means the specific standards relating to the compatibility,interoperability or interconnectivity of the Equipment adopted by the Board of
Directors pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 31 of the Articles of Association,
provided, however, that other standards adopted by the Japan Industrial Standards
Committee or other standardization organizations shall be excluded from the CIPA
Standard.
1.5 “Standardization Committee” means the committee that is responsible for theestablishment and promotion of the CIPA Standards and is established pursuant to
Article 37 of the Articles of Association and the Rules on the Establishment andManagement of Committees and Working Groups.
1.6 “Working Group” means a specific subordinate organization under theStandardization Committee, which is in charge of discussion and preparation of thedraft of the CIPA Standards.
1.7 “Sub-Working Group” means a specific subordinate organization under a Working
Group, which is in charge of discussion and preparation of the draft of the CIPA
Standards.
1.8 “Sub-Working Group Participant Member” means a member of CIPA whoparticipates in the discussions and preparation of the draft of the CIPA Standards
in the Sub-Working Group.
1.9 “Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, utility model rights, design rights,
trademark rights, copyrights, layout design rights and other intellectual property
1rights including pending applications thereof throughout the world.
1.10 “Essential Intellectual Property Rights” means Intellectual Property Rights, whichcannot avoid infringements when implementing CIPA Standards’ Mandatory
Provisions.
1.11 “Third-Party Standard” means the specific standards relating to the compatibility,interoperability or interconnectivity of the Equipment, which are voluntarily
discussed and prepared by any third party outside CIPA.
1.12 “Proposer” means a corporation, standardization body, or any other public or nonprofit body that proposes a Third-Party Standard to CIPA.
1.13 “Mandatory Provisions” means the provisions stated as being mandatory (shall)
without giving any conditions in the CIPA Standards.
Article 2 Purpose
2.1 The purpose of these Rules of the Standardization Committee is to provide
procedures in establishing the CIPA Standards and basic rules that theStandardization Committee, the Working Groups and the Sub-Working Group
Participant Member shall abide by, and to ensure transparency, fairness andappropriateness in the processes of the CIPA Standards.
Article 3 Scope
3.1 These Rules of the Standardization Committee shall apply to all the CIPA
Standards, and the Standardization Committee, the Working Groups and the SubWorking Groups, as well as the members thereof, unless otherwise provided by the
Board of Directors.
3.2 The revision of these Rules of the Standardization Committee shall be subject tothe approval of the Board of Directors.
Article 4 Standardization
4.1 When a specific Working Group is established pursuant to a resolution of the Boardof Directors, and a specific Sub-Working Group is established by the Working
Group for the purpose of drafting the CIPA Standards, such Sub-Working Groupshall prepare a standardization schedule and submit it, through the Working Group,2

to the Standardization Committee, provided, however, that when standards arerevised without the Working Group establishing a Sub-Working Group, theWorking Group shall prepare the above-stated schedule and submit it to theStandardization Committee.
4.2 The Standardization Committee shall publicly announce the start of the drafting of
the CIPA Standards, the schedule of the drafting, and other related items at theappropriate time.
4.3 The Sub-Working Group shall discuss and make the draft of the CIPA Standards
and propose it, through the Working Group, to the Standardization Committee,
pursuant to the direction of the Working Group. When CIPA Standards are drafted
without the Working Group establishing a Sub-Working Group, the Working
Group shall discuss and make the draft of the CIPA Standards, and propose it to
the Standardization Committee.
4.4 In the following cases, the Working Group shall establish a Sub-Working Group,and shall have the Sub-Working Group draft CIPA Standards, regardless ofwhether drafting new CIPA Standards or revising existing CIPA Standards:• When including new Mandatory Provisions• When modifying, changing, adding, or deleting parts included in
Mandatory Provisions goes beyond amending errors or amending
notations that do not affect changes to existing details
4.5 The leader of the Working Group may consult with the sub leader and abolish the
Sub-Working Group or change the name of the Sub-Working Group.
Article 5-1 Statement
5-1.1

When newly enacting CIPA Standards or when revising and including
Mandatory Provisions in newly added parts in a specific draft of the CIPA
Standards, of which the Sub-Working Group Participant Member has participatedin the discussions and preparation and which has been proposed to theStandardization Committee pursuant to Section 4.3 above, each Sub-Working
Group Participant Member shall submit a statement declaring (1) or (2) below to
the Secretariat of the Standardization Committee, within the period fixed
separately, whether or not it actually has Essential Intellectual Property Rights. The
statement indicates the granting of licenses for Essential Intellectual Property
Rights with respect to the version of the draft of the CIPA Standards at the time thestatement is submitted, and if the draft is revised, the license shall continue to be3

effective within the same scope.
(1) to agree to grant licenses of the Essential Intellectual Property Rights, which
the Sub-Working Group Participant Member currently has or may have in the
future, to an adopter of the CIPA Standards, under reasonable andnondiscriminatory terms and conditions, only if such adopter implements the
CIPA Standards;(2) to agree to grant licenses of the Essential Intellectual Property Rights, which
the Sub-Working Group Participant Member currently has or may have in the
future, to an adopter of the CIPA Standards, under royalty free andnondiscriminatory terms and conditions, only if such adopter implements the
CIPA Standards.
5-1.2

Any license which the Sub-Working Group Participant Member agrees to grantas provided in (1) or (2) above, shall be subject to a reciprocal license for the
Essential Intellectual Property Rights by the granter of the CIPA Standards to the
Sub-Working Group Participant Member under the same terms and conditions inrelation to the CIPA Standards, whether or not specified in the statement. The SubWorking Group shall encourage all the Sub-Working Group Participant Members
who have participated in the discussions and preparation of the draft of the CIPA
Standards to submit the IP statement.

5-1.3

In the event the Sub-Working Group Participant Member fails to submit thestatement as provided in Section 5-1.1 above and does not notify theStandardization Committee as provided in Section 5-1.4 below, such Sub-Working
Group Participant Member shall be regarded as having chosen (1) of Section 5-1.1
above.

5-1.4

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-1.1 above, in the event the SubWorking Group Participant Member has the Essential Intellectual Property Rights
in relation to a draft of the CIPA Standards, of which such Sub-Working Group
Participant Member has participated in the discussions and preparation, and does
not agree to grant any license, under the terms and conditions as provided in either(1) or (2) above, of its Essential Intellectual Property Rights, such Sub-Working
Group Participant Member shall notify its denial of license to the Standardization
Committee within the period as provided in Section 5-1.1 above.

5-1.5

Upon receipt of the notice as provided in Section 5-1.4 above, theStandardization Committee shall immediately direct the Sub-Working Group,4through the Working Group, to consider modifying the draft of the CIPA Standards.
5-1.6

The Secretariat of the Standardization Committee may disclose to any third
party which option particular Sub-Working Group Participant Member has chosen
between (1) or (2) above in the statement as provided in Article 5-1. The Secretariatof the Standardization Committee may also disclose to any third party specificcontents or bibliographic information of the Essential Intellectual Property Rights
disclosed by the Sub-Working Group Participant Member, such as its owners andregistration numbers, subject to the prior written consent of such Sub-Working
Group Participant Member.

5-1.7

CIPA shall, in principle, not be responsible for the specific terms and conditionsof licenses covered in Section 5-1.1 (1) and (2) above.

Article 5-2 Cases Not Requiring Submission of a Statement
5-2.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, even when Mandatory
Provisions are included when newly enacting or when making revisions andadding new parts, in a specific draft of the CIPA Standards proposed to theStandardization Committee pursuant to Section 4.3 above, if the Standardization
Committee decides that it is clear that Intellectual Property Rights infringements
will not arise as a result of using the CIPA Standards even when such Mandatory
Provisions have been enacted, added, or modified, the provisions relating to thesubmission of a statement prescribed in preceding Article 5-1 shall not apply.
Cases in which the Standardization Committee determines that it is clear that
Intellectual Property Rights infringements will not arise as a result of using the
CIPA Standards means, for example, when the enactment, addition, or
modification of Mandatory Provisions concerns:
1) Matters not relating to technology;2) Matters concerning clearly well-known techniques that there is no possibility ofacquiring rights to.
5-2.2 In the case provided for in Section 5-2.1, a Sub-Working Group Participant
Member shall report to the Standardization Committee, either before or afterenacting the relevant CIPA Standards upon being aware that they have Essential
Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Mandatory Provisions in the CIPA
Standards draft.

55-2.3 If, when the Standardization Committee made the decision prescribed in Section
5-2.1, a Sub-Working Group Participant Member did not make the above-statedreport despite knowing that or neglecting to check whether they have Essential
Intellectual Property Rights in the CIPA Standards draft or did not know that they
have Essential Intellectual Property Rights while being aware that there is a highprobability of having Essential Intellectual Property Rights, such Sub-Working
Group Participant Member shall be deemed to have granted a license as provided
for in (2) of Section 5-1.1 above for such Essential Intellectual Property Rights.
5-2.4 With respect to CIPA Standards for which a statement prescribed in Section 5-1.1
above is not submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 5-2.1, if there
are Essential Intellectual Property Rights relating to the CIPA Standards’
Mandatory Provisions and if the existence of Essential Intellectual Property Rights
held by a Sub-Working Group Participant Member who has participated in thediscussions and preparation of the CIPA Standards is discovered after enactment,
the Secretariat of the Standardization Committee shall request immediate
submission of a statement provided for in Section 5-1.1 from the relevant SubWorking Group Participant Member.

Article 6 Scope of Essential Intellectual Property Rights
6.1 The owned Essential Intellectual Property Rights, referred to in Articles 5-1, 5-2,
and 15, shall include those owned by corporations in which such party directly or
indirectly has a majority of voting rights, corporations that directly or indirectly
have a majority of the voting rights of such party (hereinafter referred to as“Governing Corporation”) and corporations for which the Governing Corporation
directly or indirectly has a majority of voting rights.
Article 7 Examinations of Essential Intellectual Property Rights
7.1 In the event that Mandatory Provisions are newly added following the enactment
or revision of drafts of the CIPA Standards discussed and prepared by the SubWorking Group, the Sub-Working Group shall, within a period fixed separately,
examine whether there are any Essential Intellectual Property Rights with regard
to the Mandatory Provisions of the draft of the CIPA Standards, and report theresults of the examination, through the Working Group, to the Standardization
Committee.
7.2 In the event the Sub-Working Group finds third party’s Intellectual Property Rights
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in the examinations provided in Section 7.1 above, the Standardization Committee
shall have the Sub-Working Group discuss and revise the draft of the CIPA
Standards or shall obtain the statement as provided in Article 5-1 above from theowner of such Essential Intellectual Property Rights. In the event theStandardization Committee cannot obtain the statement from such owner, theStandardization Committee shall immediately direct the Sub-Working Group,
through the Working Group, to consider modifying the draft of the CIPA Standards.
Article 8 Modifications of Essential Intellectual Property Rights
8.1 In the event the draft of the CIPA Standards is modified as a result of theconsiderations as provided in Articles 5-1 and 7 above, or for any other reasons,the Sub-Working Group shall submit the modified draft of the CIPA Standards,
through the Working Group, to the Standardization Committee, and theStandardization Committee shall, if necessary, once again conduct the procedures
provided in Article 7 above.
8.2 In the event the modification of the draft of the CIPA Standards is impossible, the
Sub-Working Group shall immediately notify such fact, through the Working
Group, to the Standardization Committee. Upon receipt of the notice, theStandardization Committee shall direct the Sub-Working Group, through theWorking Group, to modify the draft further or discontinue the standardization. In
the case of the discontinuation of the standardization, the Standardization
Committee shall propose the discontinuation to the Board of Directors for final
resolution.
Article 9 Revisions
9.1 After the Board of Directors adopts a draft of the CIPA Standards, theStandardization Committee may, if necessary, propose the establishment of theWorking Group or reconstitution of the Working Group that drafted such adopted
CIPA Standards, to the Board of Directors, in order to modify, revise or otherwisechange such adopted CIPA Standards. In the event the Board of Directors decides
to establish the Working Group or to reconstitute the Working Group, theStandardization Committee and the Working Group shall proceed with themodification, revision or other changes of such adopted CIPA Standards pursuant
to these Rules of the Standardization Committee.
9.2 In the event the CIPA Standards are modified, revised or otherwise changed
pursuant to Section 9.1 above, the Sub-Working Group Participant Members who
7participated in such works shall submit the statement as provided in Article 5-1
above in relation to the modified, revised or otherwise changed CIPA Standards.
The Sub-Working Group shall once again conduct the procedures provided in
Article 7 above.
Article 10 Confidentiality
10.1 No Sub-Working Group or Working Group Participant Member shall disclose orleak any information, which is disclosed by other Sub-Working Group or Working
Group Participant Member during the course of the discussions and preparation of
the draft of the CIPA Standards and which is in writing and designated asconfidential at the time of disclosure (hereinafter referred to as “Confidential
Information”), to any third party until a period of eighteen (18) months has passed
since the enactment disclosure date for the CIPA Standards , or until the Board of
Directors makes a decision as to whether to adopt the draft of the CIPA Standards,
whichever is the earlier.
10.2 Notwithstanding as provided in Section 10.1 above, any Sub-Working Group or
Working Group Participant Member shall have the right to file applications forindustrial property rights for its own inventions and creations, and it shall not be
considered a breach of Section 10.1 above to set forth in those applications
Confidential Information, as may be necessary to describe completely theinventions or creations in accordance with the requirements of the applicable patentlaw of the relevant country.
Article 11 Withdrawal
11.1 Any Sub-Working Group Participant Member that withdraws from a Sub-Working
Group during the discussions and preparation of a draft of the CIPA Standards shall,even after their withdrawal, submit to the Standardization Committee a notice ofthe denial of license of the Essential Intellectual Property Rights for the draft of the
CIPA Standards as provided in Section 5.4 above or the statement as provided in
Section 5-1.1 or 5-2.4 above.
11.2 Any Sub-Working Group or Working Group Participant Member, who withdraws
from the Sub-Working Group during the discussions and preparation of draft of the
CIPA Standards, shall, even after their withdrawal, continue to comply with any
obligation under these Rules of the Standardization Committee, which such SubWorking Group and Working Group Participant Member agreed to comply withduring such discussions and preparation.
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Article 12 Notes for CIPA Standards
12.1 In the event a Sub-Working Group finds the existence of Essential Intellectual
Property Rights in Articles 5-1, 5-2 and 7 above, the Sub-Working Group andWorking Group may describe in relevant documents of the CIPA Standards
information regarding such Essential Intellectual Property Rights, such as owners
and registration numbers and terms, and conditions of licenses.
12.2 Any Sub-Working Group and Working Group shall state in the relevant documentsthat the CIPA Standards are subject to revision, modification or other changes.
Article 13 Publication of CIPA Standards
13.1 In the event the Board of Directors adopts a draft of the CIPA Standards according
to Article 31 of the Articles of Association, the Standardization Committee shall
publish specifications of the CIPA Standards at the appropriate time. If a statement
prescribed in Section 5-1.1 is not submitted in accordance with the provisions ofSection 5-2.1, the Secretariat of the Standardization Committee shall also announce
that no statement has been submitted when publishing the relevant CIPA Standards.
13.2 The Standardization Committee may provide terms and conditions as necessary
when distributing CIPA Standards.
Article 14 No Warranty and Disclaimer of Indemnity
14.1 NEITHER CIPA NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS SHALL TAKERESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RESULT OF EXAMINATIONS PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE 7 ABOVE, AND NEITHER CIPA NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS
SHALL WARRANT TO CIPA’S MEMBERS NO-INFRINGEMENT OF ANYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WITH REGARD TO THE CIPA STANDARDSAND USE THEREOF, AND THE SCOPE, VALIDITY AND ESSENTIALITY
OF THE ESSENTIAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
14.2 CIPA SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF LICENSES WITH AN OWNER OF THE ESSENTIALINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCEWITH ARTICLE 5-1 AND 7, OTHER LICENSING NEGOTIATIONS AND
THE RESULT OF SUCH NEGOTIATIONS.

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14.3 NEITHER CIPA NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS SHALL GIVE ANY
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED,STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANYIMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FORPARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE CIPA STANDARDS.
14.4 IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER CIPA OR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESSINFORMATION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR OTHER
COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES)ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE CIPASTANDARDS EVEN IF EITHER CIPA OR ITS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
14.5 NEITHER CIPA NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS SHALL TAKE ANYRESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DISPUTES THAT ARISE OUT OF OR IN
RELATION TO THE CIPA STANDARDS, OR THE USE OF THE CIPASTANDARDS.
14.6 THE DISCLAIMERS PRESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL ALSO APPLYIF A STATEMENT PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 5-1.1 IS NOT SUBMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-2.1.
Article 15 Expedited Procedures
15.1 When the Proposer makes a proposal on the Third-Party Standard to CIPA, theStandardization Committee may request the Board of Directors to establish theWorking Group for discussion as to whether or not to adopt the Third-Party
Standard as the CIPA Standards, or to refer such discussion to the existing Working
Group. The Standardization Committee shall carry out the following procedures.
(1) The Standardization Committee shall instruct the Proposer to clearly specify
any party that has participated in the discussions and preparation of the ThirdParty Standard (including those who have withdrawn from such discussions
and preparation) and the purpose of the proposal.
(2) The Standardization Committee shall instruct the Proposer to examine whether
any party who has participated in the discussions and preparation of the ThirdParty Standard (including the Proposer, and the same applies hereinafter in this10

Item and in Item (5) have the Essential Intellectual Property Rights in relation
to the Third-Party Standard, and report the results of the examination to theStandardization Committee. The Standardization Committee shall also instruct
the Proposer to submit the statements as provide in Article 5-1 above, to theStandardization Committee, with respect to the Essential Intellectual Property
Rights that such party currently has or may have in the future.
(3) The Standardization Committee shall obtain confirmation from the Proposer
as to whether the Third-Party Standard has been made public as appropriate
pursuant to agreements, etc.
(4) The Standardization Committee shall obtain confirmation from the Proposer
as to whether any obligation of confidentially is imposed with respect to theThird-Party Standard. If the Proposer desires to impose obligation ofconfidentiality with respect to the Third-Party Standard on CIPA and theStandardization Committee approves such desire, any party that has
participated in the discussions on whether to adopt the Third-Party Standard
at CIPA shall be subject to the obligation of confidentiality with respect tosuch Third-Party Standard as provided under Article 10 above.
(5) The Standardization Committee shall obtain confirmation from the Proposer asto the implementation of the examination on the Essential Intellectual Property
Rights owned by any third party other than the party that has participated in
the discussions and preparation of the Third-Party Standard. In the event the
Proposer finds any third party’s Essential Intellectual Property Rights, theStandardization Committee shall have the Proposer obtain from such third
party the Statement based on Article 5-1 above, and if the Proposer cannot
obtain such IP Statement, the Standardization Committee shall takeappropriate measures such as instructing the Proposer to modify the ThirdParty Standard.
15.2 When the Working Group establishes the Sub-Working Group in relation to theThird-Party Standard as provided in Section 15.1 above, the Sub-Working Groupshall discuss the Third-Party Standard and propose it as a draft of the CIPA
Standards, through the Working Group, to the Standardization Committee. These
Rules of the Standardization Committee shall apply to the Third-Party Standard
that is regarded as a draft of the CIPA Standards.
15.3 When the Sub-Working Group discusses the Third-Party Standard pursuant to
Section 15.2 above, the Sub-Working Group Participant Member shall submit the11Statements with respect to the Third-Party Standard pursuant to Article 5-1 above.

Effective as of July 1, 2002
Revised on July 13, 2004
Revised on January 27, 2009
Revised on April 18, 2017
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