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Re: alcatel patent

To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Subject: Re: alcatel patent
From: Alex Zinin <zinin@psg.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:22:18 -0800
Cc: Scott Bradner <sob@harvard.edu>, iesg@ietf.org, iesg-secretary@ietf.org
In-reply-to: <E18g6DK-0000Vu-00@roam.psg.com>
References: <E18g4XJ-0000HL-00@roam.psg.com><200302041528.h14FSCwV008375@newdev.harvard.edu><E18g6DK-0000Vu-00@roam.psg.com>

Randy,

  I could poke internally. The question is though whether there is an
  IETF doc against which the patent should be evaluated to check if
  something in the doc is covered by the patent. The subject matter of
  the patent seems to be quite VLAN-specific, at least at first
  sight...

-- 
Alex

Tuesday, February 04, 2003, 8:46:26 AM, Randy Bush wrote:
>>> i think we may have to do something about
>>> http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2003/alcatel-letter.pdf
>> what might we have to do?
>> I'm confused because Alcatel says that the patent does not apply
>> to the specific ieee case - I'm not sure how that applies to us

> they have ipr in the general area.  who determines if it is near
> us and they should file?  i would guess that we would like a similar
> disclaimer or an ipr filing.

> randy

References:
- alcatel patent
  - From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
- Re: alcatel patent
  - From: Scott Bradner <sob@harvard.edu>
- Re: alcatel patent
  - From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>

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