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IPR Details
NetNumber's Patent Statement pertaining to ENUM

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

Submitted: December 28, 2000 under the rules in RFC 2026.

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 NetNumber

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Douglas J. Ranalli
Holder contact email dranalli@netnumber.com
Holder contact info

Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
NetNumber
650 Suffolk Street, Suite 307
Lowell, MA 01854
T: 978-454-4210 ext 22
F: 978-454-5044

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

IV. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 2026

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

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

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending Yes

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

Individuals employed by NetNumber.com are involved periodically in the
Telephone Number Mapping (enum), and the Voice Profile for Internet Mail
(vpim) working groups of the IETF. In this context, NetNumber makes the
following statement in accordance with Section 10 of IETF RFC 2026

NetNumber has patents and patents pending that are related to the
implementation of telephone number to IP mapping protocol standards and/or
Internet voice messaging protocol standards. See
http://www.netnumber.com/intellectual.html for more information on
NetNumber's intellectual property position. If part(s) of a contribution by
NetNumber is (are) included in a Telephone Number Mapping (enum) protocol
standard or a Voice Profile for Internet Mail (vpim) protocol standard and
NetNumber has patents that are essential to implementation of that standard,
NetNumber is prepared to grant, only to the extent essential to implement the
standard and subject to reciprocity of the licensed party (grantback), a
license to the included part(s) on reasonable, non-discriminatory terms and
conditions.

This grant immediately cancels to any party asserting rights against
NetNumber for a method(s) described in any IETF 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
Submitter email

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