Re: why can't IETF emulate IEEE on this point?
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Re: why can't IETF emulate IEEE on this point?



Were it that easy.

An IEEE LoA can be RAND, can be RANDZ, or can state that the company
won't RAND nor RANDZ.

On 9/25/07, Paul Vixie <paul at vix.com> wrote:
> in <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/21/802_11n_patent_threat/>, we see:
>
>                 Letters of Assurance are requested from all parties
>                 holding patents which may be applicable to any IEEE
>                 standard. Basically they state that the patent owner
>                 won't sue anyone for implementing the standard.  ...
>
> i was thinking, what a great policy.  why doesn't IETF have one like it?
>
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Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin
Principal Engineer
Corporate Standardizssurance are requested from all parties
		holding patents which may be applicable to any IEEE
		standard. Basically they state that the patent owner
		won't sue anyone for implementing the standard.  ...

i was thinking, what a great policy.  why doesn't IETF have one like it?


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