Re: Fwd: IPR Disclosure: Microsoft Corporation's Statement about IPR related to draft-ietf-httpbis-http2-04

[cowwoc <[e-mail]>]

     It would help if the document (template) actually explained exactly 
what you said.

Gili

On 10/07/2013 12:02 PM, Mike Belshe wrote:
> No, this is standard.  The lawyers are saying, "we're not sure if you 
> do infringe on any of our IP, but if you do, we license it to you 
> under these terms."
>
> The Google IPR is effectively the same, although a little easier for 
> mere mortals (e.g. non-lawyers) to read.  Google references 
> yet-unpublished patents, but licenses them anyway.
>
> Google's disclosure: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1692/
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> Also, in the prior disclosure from Microsoft, they did reference two 
> patents. https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1737/  I do not know if 
> HTTP/2 overlaps with these patents.
>
> Be grateful they are licensing it to all of us, even if you don't like 
> the process.  The terms are ok.
>
>
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> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Adrien W. de Croy <[e-mail] 
> <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
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>     That link seems to be missing the patent disclosure, and only
>     contains some proposed licensing terms for something which is not
>     specified. Is that intentionally omitted, or will that information
>     be following?
>
>     Regards
>
>     Adrien
>
>
>
>     ------ Original Message ------
>     From: "Mark Nottingham" <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>     To: "HTTP Working Group" <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>     Sent: 10/07/2013 5:17:18 p.m.
>     Subject: Fwd: IPR Disclosure: Microsoft Corporation's Statement
>     about IPR related to draft-ietf-httpbis-http2-04
>
>         FYI - Microsoft has made a patent disclosure and nominated
>         licensing terms, as per the link below.
>
>         If anyone else has a patent in the works, or is aware of IPR
>         that is relevant, it's appropriate to disclose (and in some
>         circumstances, is required).
>
>         Regards,
>
>
>
>         Begin forwarded message:
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>              From: IETF Secretariat <[e-mail]
>             <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>              Subject: IPR Disclosure: Microsoft Corporation's
>             Statement about IPR related to draft-ietf-httpbis-http2-04
>              Date: 10 July 2013 3:20:27 AM AEST
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>              Dear Mike Belshe, Roberto Peon, Martin Thomson, Alexey
>             Melnikov:
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>              An IPR disclosure that pertains to your Internet-Draft
>             entitled "Hypertext
>              Transfer Protocol version 2.0" (draft-ietf-httpbis-http2)
>             was submitted to the
>              IETF Secretariat on 2013-07-09 and has been posted on the
>             "IETF Page of
>              Intellectual Property Rights Disclosures"
>              (https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2122/). The title of
>             the IPR disclosure is
>              "Microsoft Corporation's Statement about IPR related to
>             draft-ietf-httpbis-
>              http2-04."");
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>              The IETF Secretariat
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>         --
>         Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
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