The IP Clearance process is described here.
https://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/
My understanding is that you can take your time with completing this.
Get the software grant agreements registered with the ASF Secretary
and get as many contributors as possible to sign ASF iCLAs.
We’re currently working through some issues with a software grant, but there is
a light at the end of the tunnel. Do we need to wait for the software grant to
finalize before starting an IP clearance? If not, that’s available self-serve
somewhere, correct?
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Jason Porter
Software Engineer