Re: [Ecrit] LoST IPR disclosure details

On Aug 15, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Henning Schulzrinne wrote:

> It is interesting to note that the patent application was filed  
> July 31, 2006. Inventors are James Polk and Cullen Jennings.

While I'd like to send another colorful message to this list today,  
I'm afraid this type of "interesting" is not all that comical. I  
detest IPR issues.

I believe it is a good thing that Cisco is providing this IPR under a  
fair, defensive license.  They are forced to play this silly game  
because of the nature of the law.  Still, we'd all be better off if  
there were no IPR coverage.  And given the timing of the application,  
perhaps some of the claims can be busted leaving some of the others  
in the "obvious" category.

I am a bit nonplussed with the inventors/participants, as the timing  
of the disclosure doesn't appear to meet the spirit of Section 6.2 of  
RFC 3979, possibly opening us up to the ramifications of Section 7  
(whatever those may be).

All that being said, the best thing to do is continue as planned.  I  
guess we'll know in 2 months if this will cause a derailment.

-andy

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