On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Mulligan, Geoff <geoff.mulligan@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I do want to be clear - I am not currently facing this situation and I haven't yet faced this situation, but I fear that as a consultant (in the future when this current job ends) I may face this. I want to understand my options as I would like to continue my participation and affiliation with the IETF. Geoff, IMHO (and I have done this): when you start a consulting gig that involves speaking up in SDOs, set up time to review the SDO IPR policies with your management and lawyers, and get a baseline for how they want you to handle gray area situations.