Dear Sir/Madam, Anyone can let me know our working group name. I forgot it. Thanking you, Dr. Sandeep Joshi -----Original Message----- From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Levine Sent: 25 January 2016 22:05 To: ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Should I make and donate a patent to Open Invention Network? In article <CAC8QAce0Y8AUGxZqcLMbpeGkC1y8aQ+z4kyfNg2xSMSVASqSmw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you write: >Alexey since you already published them I don't think you can patent them. In the U.S. there is a one year grace period after publication to submit a patent application. In other countries the rules vary. But again, don't expect reliable legal advice on a mailing list. R's, John