[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, the Sub-Working Groups andtheir participant members 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

If including Mandatory Provisions when newly enacting CIPA Standards orincluding Mandatory Provisions in newly added parts when making a revision(s), ina specific draft of the CIPA Standards which has been discussed and prepared by
the Sub-Working Group and which has been proposed to the Standardization
Committee pursuant to Section 4.3 above, each Sub-Working Group Participant
Member shall submit a statement (hereinafter referred to as 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 the Statement is submitted, and if the draft is revised,3the license shall continue to be 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 Statement.

5-1.3

In the event the Sub-Working Group Participant Member fails to submit theStatement and does not notify the Standardization 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,
through the Working Group, to consider modifying the draft of the CIPA Standards.
45-1.6The 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
Secretariat of the Standardization Committee may also disclose to any third party
specific contents or bibliographic information of the Essential Intellectual Property
Rights disclosed by the Sub-Working Group Participant Member, such as its
owners and registration numbers, subject to the prior written consent of such SubWorking 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 if including
Mandatory Provisions when newly enacting CIPA Standards or including
Mandatory Provisions in newly added parts when making a revision(s), in a
specific draft of the CIPA Standards proposed to the Standardization Committee
pursuant to Section 4.3 above, if the Standardization Committee decides that it isclear that Intellectual Property Rights infringements will not arise as a result ofusing the CIPA Standards even when such Mandatory Provisions have beenenacted, added, or modified, the provisions relating to the submission of aStatement prescribed in preceding Article 5-1 shall not apply. Cases in which theStandardization 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 they have Essential Intellectual Property Rights in the
CIPA Standards draft or did not make the above-stated report not knowing thatthey have Essential Intellectual Property Rights due to neglecting to check while
being aware that there is a high probability 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 is not submitted inaccordance with the provisions of Section 5-2.1, if there are Essential Intellectual
Property Rights relating to the CIPA Standards’ Mandatory Provisions and if theexistence of Essential Intellectual Property Rights held by a Sub-Working Group
Participant Member who has participated in the discussions and preparation of the
CIPA Standards is discovered after enactment, the Secretariat of theStandardization Committee shall request immediate submission of a Statementfrom the relevant Sub-Working 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 8, 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 Gathering Information on Essential Intellectual Property Rights
7.1 If including Mandatory Provisions when newly enacting CIPA Standards or
Mandatory Provisions are newly added when making a revision(s), in a draft of the
CIPA Standards discussed and prepared by the Sub-Working Group, the SubWorking Group Participant Members should draw the attention of the SubWorking Group to any Essential Intellectual Property Rights of which they areaware before the Sub-Working Group makes a decision. Information on Essential
Intellectual Property Rights should be provided in good faith and on a best-effort
basis. However, no investigations are required.

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7.2 The Standardization Committee shall publish a draft of the CIPA Standards andgather information on Essential Intellectual Property Rights from non-SubWorking Group Participant Members.
7.3 In the event that information on Essential Intellectual Property Rights is provided
in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 above, the Standardization Committee shall, in principle,
obtain a declaration set forth separately from the holder of the Intellectual Property
Rights based on such information.
7.4 In the event the Standardization Committee cannot obtain the declaration from theholder of the Intellectual Property Rights in section 7.3 above, by the required
deadline selecting to grant licenses to use the Intellectual Property Rights, theStandardization Committee shall immediately direct the Sub-Working Group,
through the Working Group, to consider modifying the draft of the CIPA Standards.
Article 8 Expedited Procedures
8.1
When the Proposer makes a proposal on the Third-Party Standard to CIPA, theStandardization Committee may request the Board of Directors to establish the Working
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 this
Item and in Item (5)) has 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 Statements as provided 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.
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(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 11 below.
(5) The Standardization Committee shall obtain confirmation from the Proposer
as to 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, the Standardization Committee shall have the Proposer obtain fromsuch third party a declaration set forth separately, and if the Proposer cannot
obtain such declaration selecting to grant licenses to use the Intellectual
Property Rights, the Standardization Committee shall take appropriate
measures such as instructing the Proposer to modify the Third-Party Standard.
8.2
When the Working Group establishes the Sub-Working Group in relation to theThird-Party Standard as provided in Section 8.1 above, the Sub-Working Group shalldiscuss the Third-Party Standard and propose it as a draft of the CIPA Standards, throughthe Working Group, to the Standardization Committee. These Rules of theStandardization Committee shall apply to the Third-Party Standard that is regarded as adraft of the CIPA Standards.
8.3
When the Sub-Working Group discusses the Third-Party Standard pursuant to
Section 8.2 above, the Sub-Working Group Participant Member shall submit a Statementwith respect to the Third-Party Standard.
Article 9 Modifications of Essential Intellectual Property Rights
9.1 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.
9.2 In the event the modification of the draft of the CIPA Standards is impossible, the8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 10 Revisions
10.1

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.

10.2

In the event the CIPA Standards are modified, revised or otherwise changed
pursuant to Section 10.1 above, the Sub-Working Group Participant Members who
participated in such works shall submit a Statement 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 11 Confidentiality
11.1 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.
11.2 Notwithstanding as provided in Section 11.1 above, any Sub-Working Group or
Working Group Participant Member shall have the right to file applications for9industrial 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 12 Withdrawal
12.1 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 a Statement.
12.2 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.
Article 13 Notes for CIPA Standards
13.1 In the event a Sub-Working Group finds the existence of Essential Intellectual
Property Rights in Articles 5-1, 5-2, 7 and 8 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.
13.2 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 14 Publication of CIPA Standards
14.1 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
is not submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 5-2.1, the Secretariatof the Standardization Committee shall also announce that no Statement has been
submitted when publishing the relevant CIPA Standards.
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14.2 The Standardization Committee may provide terms and conditions as necessary
when distributing CIPA Standards.
Article 15 No Warranty and Disclaimer of Indemnity
15.1 NEITHER CIPA NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS SHALL WARRANT TO
CIPA’S MEMBERS NO-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY WITH REGARD TO THE CIPA STANDARDS AND USE
THEREOF, AND THE SCOPE, VALIDITY AND ESSENTIALITY OF THE
ESSENTIAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
15.2 CIPA SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF LICENSES WITH AN OWNER OF THE ESSENTIALINTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
RIGHTS,OTHER
LICENSING
NEGOTIATIONS AND THE RESULT OF SUCH NEGOTIATIONS.
15.3 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.
15.4 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.
15.5 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. THE DISCLAIMERS PRESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHALL ALSO APPLY IF A STATEMENT IS NOT SUBMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-2.1.
Effective as of July 1, 2002
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Revised on July 13, 2004
Revised on January 27, 2009
Revised on April 18, 2017
Revised on January 22, 2019
Revised on July 11, 2023

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