> On Jan 9, 2020, at 3:20 PM, Ben Campbell <ben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > <snip> > I think the IPR pool example is already covered by the IETF IPR policies. I assume those will continue to apply. (And I suppose a reminder of them in any such CoI policy would not be a bad thing.) a big question in the BOFs developing what is now RFC 8179 was ‘who is a Participant” and one sub issue in that topic involved participation by means of role - see RFC 8179 Section 1.m - consensus in the BOF & mailing list was that WG Chairs & ADs were participants in a working group even if they never posted to the mailing list or spoke in a meeting because of their role - the result being that they were required to disclose any IPR they knew about that related to the WG work items there was no discussion participating by role for IAB members so having something in an IAB CoI policy that says, one way or the other, what IPR disclosure obligations arise from the role of an IAB member - it might be as simple as saying “IAB members are treated as normal IETF participants when it comes to their IPR disclosure obligations under BCP 79.” or saying “IAB members are categorized as participants in all IETF working groups when it comes to their IPR disclosure obligations under BCP 79” but I suggest saying something so as to not leave the question open for review by plaintiffs lawyers in the future. Scott
