> -----Original Message----- > From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Fred Baker > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:53 PM > To: Michael Montemurro > Cc: Cullen Jennings; IETF-Discussion list > Subject: Re: RIM patents a URN (and ignores IETF IPR rules) > > In my company's case, we file IPR disclosures on patent applications > as well as allowed claims. That is consistent with our corporate > policy of encouraging innovation and patenting defensively; our > disclosures as a rule include the fact that we do not seek monetary > reward unless another party would rather trade IPR licenses mediated > by expensive lawyers than accept a free RFC 1988 license. Fred - this is not only good corporate practice, disclosure of patent applications is unambiguously required by RFC 3977. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf