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IPR Details
Nortel Networks Limited Statement of IPR regarding draft-ietf-l2vpn-pbb-vpls-interop-00

The text of the original IPR disclosure is available in the disclosure history.

Submitted: January 12, 2010 under the rules in RFC 3979 as updated by RFC 4879.

Note: Updates to IPR disclosures must only be made by authorized representatives of the original submitters. Updates will automatically be forwarded to the current Patent Holder's Contact and to the Submitter of the original IPR disclosure.

I. Patent Holder/Applicant ("Patent Holder")

Holder legal name Nortel Networks Limited

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Mark Hearn
Holder contact email hearnm@nortel.com
Holder contact info

IP Licensing

III. IETF Document or Other Contribution to Which this IPR Disclosure Relates

Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-l2vpn-pbb-vpls-interop ("Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Interoperability with Provider Backbone Bridges")
Notice:
No revisions for this Internet-Draft were specified in this disclosure. The Internet-Draft's revision was 00 at the time this disclosure was posted. Contact the discloser or patent holder if there are questions about which revisions this disclosure pertains to.

IV. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 3979 as updated by RFC 4879

A. For granted patents or published pending patent applications, please provide the following information:

Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s)

US patent application no. 12/104598 (publication no.20090041023)
GB patent no. 2451738

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending No

V. Licensing Declaration

The Patent Holder states that its position with respect to licensing any patent claims contained in the patent(s) or patent application(s) disclosed above that would necessarily be infringed by implementation of the technology required by the relevant IETF specification ("Necessary Patent Claims"), for the purpose of implementing such specification, is as follows(select one licensing declaration option only):

Licensing See Text Below for Licensing Declaration
Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

In the event that the technology in this document is included in a
standard adopted by IETF based on the Internet Draft and to the extent
the above referenced patents have issued and any issued claim of the
patent covers and is necessary to practice the resulting IETF RFC
standard, Nortel Networks is willing to make available licenses on fair,
reasonable, reciprocal, and non-discriminatory terms under such
necessary claims for full compliance with the resulting IETF RFC
standard.

Note: The individual submitting this template represents and warrants that he or she is authorized by the Patent Holder to agree to the above-selected licensing declaration.

VI. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

Submitter name Michelle Lee
Submitter email mleelaw@nortel.com

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