[ntpwg] Antw: NTPv5 suggestions

[Danny Mayer]

On 1/24/2012 4:21 PM, todd glassey wrote:
> On 1/24/2012 4:50 AM, Danny Mayer wrote:
>> On 1/23/2012 10:04 PM, Harlan Stenn wrote:
>>> Todd wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> YES WE WILL RELEASE IT ONCE ITS DONE, but we filed for a patent on
>>>> this, and if the group wants to see this IP we are willing to disclose
>>>> it here. 
>>>>
>>>> Todd
>>>
>>> I'd like to see the IP/patent applications.  If you'd please send the
>>> info either here to the list or to me I'd appreciate it.
>>
>> Do not send ANY IP or patent information to the working group. That is
>> inappropriate for any IETF working group. Furthermore no working group
>> within IETF can consider any IP or patent information except where the
>> claimant has formally notified the IETF through established procedures
>> of any claims on any protocol or process under active consideration by
>> the Working Group. Working Group cannot consider them, it's a legal
>> issue at that point and not a technical issue. The IETF can only issue
>> unencumbered RFC's.
> 
> Danny who in  this statement formally do you represent and who is their
> formal legal point of service?
> 
> Todd Glassey

Intellectual Property claims and procedures in the IETF are described
here: http://www.ietf.org/ipr/ along with the relevant RFC's.

Danny