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What is Project Contribution?

Project Contributions are contributions to a Project team by a project participant. The individual making the project contribution must be a member of the associated project. In addition, the IP mode of the project contribution must match the IP mode of the project.

The project contribution may be used by that project team only. The team may use the contribution as is or develop derivatives of the contribution.

If a contribution has Intellectual Property declarations associated with a contribution, this is clearly visible by reviewers and consumers of the contribution.

How do I submit a Project Contribution?

Remember, to submit a project contribution, you must be a member of that project team and the IP mode of the project contribution must match the IP mode of the project.

Go to the project area for the project that you'd like to make the project contribution to. On the contributions page of the project, click on the Submit button.

Then, complete the displayed form and attach the project contribution using the Attachment field.

Please use the Attachment field to upload your TM Forum Contribution and any IPR documents.

As this is a project contribution to a project that you have already have received IP approval to participate in, the contribution is NOT routed to your IP contact and is available to the project team immediately.

The contribution can then be found on the contributions page.

What is a TM Forum Contribution?

TM Forum Contributions are contributions to the TM Forum, not to a single specific project. Any TM Forum member can submit a TM Forum contribution.

How do I submit a TM Forum contribution?

TM Forum contribution are submitted on the Forum Contribution page. Click on the submit button and a form will be displayed. On this form, the IP mode of the contribution needs to be selected. If a you wish to declare Intellectual Property Rights on a contribution, you will be able to do so within the submission form. Then all subsequent reviewers or consumers of the contribution will view this declaration prior to reviewing the contribution. The submitted contribution will be routed to your company's IP contact for approval. Once the contribution is approved, it will be made available for all TM Forum members to view.

How can my project use a TM Forum Contribution?

You will be able to view all TM Forum Contributions on the appropriate page (add links).

You may use any TM Forum Contribution where the IPR mode of the contribution matches the IPR mode of your project.

In order to ensure full traceability of contributions, where a project team wishes to use a TM Forum contribution this should be resubmitted to the project team that wishes to use it by a project participant.

(should review this final step to find a more convenience way of achieving the same result of full transparency on where a contribution has been used).

Project Contributions

Project Contributions are contributions to a Project team by a project participant.

The Project Contribution button is selected within the Project Confluence space and the contribution is attached to the form.

The IP mode of the contribution needs to be of the same IP mode as the project team.

The contribution is for use by that project team only. The team may use the contribution as is or develop derivatives from the contribution.

As this is a contribution from within a project team by an approved participant, it is not required to route this contribution to the IP contact for approval.

Where a contribution has Intellectual Property declarations associated with a contribution, this will be clearly visible by reviewers and consumers of the contribution.

TM Forum Contributions

TM Forum Contributions are those which are submitted to TM Forum, aka not a specific project.

TM Forum contribution can be submitted from here (link to be added).

The IP mode of the contribution needs to be selected. If a submitter wishes to declare Intellectual Property Rights on a contribution they will be able to do so within the submission form. Then all subsequent reviewers or consumers of the contribution will view this declaration prior to reviewing the contribution.

TM Forum Contributions are not made to a single specific project but to TM Forum the community.

Any TM Forum member can submit a TM Forum contribution. This is then routed to the submitting company's IP contact for their approval.

On approval, the contribution will be available to all members to view.

Where a submitter has indicated during the submission process that they hold intellectual property rights in relation to a contribution, this will be clearly displayed for all reviewers of the contribution.

Note: A TM Forum Contribution can be subsequently used by a project team where the IPR mode of the contribution and the project team are the same.