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Re: RIM patents using a mime body in a message (and ignores IETF IPR rules)

Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt@gulbrandsen.priv.no> Mon, 30 November 2009 17:32 UTC

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Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:33:26 +0100
From: Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt@gulbrandsen.priv.no>
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Subject: Re: RIM patents using a mime body in a message (and ignores IETF IPR rules)
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Simon Josefsson writes:
> There is no requirement in the IETF process for organizations to 
> disclose patents as far as I can see. The current approach of only 
> having people participate, and disclose patents, in the IETF is easy 
> to work around by having two persons in an organization doing 
> different things: one works on specifying and standardizing 
> technology, and the other is working on patenting the technology.

How can you practically avoid the first person knowing about it?

Arnt

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