Re: RIM patents a URN (and ignores IETF IPR rules)

[Alexey Melnikov <[e-mail]>]

Cullen Jennings wrote:
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> I'd like to draw peoples attention to the IPR disclosure
>
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1213
>
> on
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> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-montemurro-gsma-imei-urn
>
> The associated patent seems to be
>
> http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=O7qXAAAAEBAJ
>
> Let me point out Mr. Allen is an author of both and a long time 
> participant in IETF. Seems the 00 draft was from Oct 2006, the patent 
> filed Jun 2005, and it seems we are just getting the IPR disclosure now.
I didn't have the time to study the patent/IPR disclosure yet. but ...
> Given there are many ways to solve this sort of problem, and many of 
> them are less likely to be IPR encumbered, I'd consider the 
> possibility that the IESG should send this to the DISPATCH WG to see 
> if they want to work on finding an appropriate solution to it. What do 
> other people think the IESG should do with this draft? 
Speaking as an individual participant: I would like for something like 
this to be standardized. Using DISPATCH WG what to do here seems like a 
fine idea.