--On fredag, april 25, 2003 09:25:54 -0700 Tony Hain <alh-ietf@tndh.net> wrote:
> > I am a little confused because we have IETF standards (drafts and > RFCs)for routing. Is there a rule which says that one cant file > patents in routing or something?
No. And the lack of such a rule is not making life in the IETF any easier.
Harald,
While that is correct, he probably needs a pointer to: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2026.txt?number=2026
section 10.
actually what I was trying to say is that there is no rule in the patent system against patenting technology relevant to the IETF, and as a result, the IETF has to wade through an ever-deepening sea of patent-related issues when trying to make standards.
I guess my penchant for cute turns of phrase got the better of me :-)
Harald