Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology
RFC 3979
Document | Type |
RFC - Best Current Practice
(March 2005; No errata)
Obsoleted by RFC 8179
Updated by RFC 4879
Obsoletes RFC 3668
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Author | Scott Bradner | ||
Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
Stream | IETF | ||
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Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 3979 (Best Current Practice) | |
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Network Working Group S. Bradner, Ed. Request for Comments: 3979 Harvard University BCP: 79 March 2005 Obsoletes: 3668 Updates: 2028, 2026 Category: Best Current Practice Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). Abstract The IETF policies about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), such as patent rights, relative to technologies developed in the IETF are designed to ensure that IETF working groups and participants have as much information about any IPR constraints on a technical proposal as possible. The policies are also intended to benefit the Internet community and the public at large, while respecting the legitimate rights of IPR holders. This memo details the IETF policies concerning IPR related to technology worked on within the IETF. It also describes the objectives that the policies are designed to meet. This memo updates RFC 2026 and, with RFC 3978, replaces Section 10 of RFC 2026. This memo also updates paragraph 4 of Section 3.2 of RFC 2028, for all purposes, including reference [2] in RFC 2418. Table of Contents 1. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Contributions to the IETF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.1. General Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.2. Rights and Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. Actions for Documents for which IPR Disclosure(s) Have Been Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.1. No Determination of Reasonable and Non-discriminatory Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. Notice to be Included in RFCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6. IPR Disclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bradner Best Current Practice [Page 1] RFC 3979 IP in IETF Technology March 2005 6.1. Who Must Make an IPR Disclosure? . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6.2. The Timing of Providing Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6.3. How Must a Disclosure be Made? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6.4. What Must be in a Disclosure?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6.5. What Licensing Information to Detail in a Disclosure . . 12 6.6. When is a Disclosure Required? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7. Failure to Disclose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 8. Evaluating Alternative Technologies in IETF Working Groups . . 13 9. Change Control for Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10. Licensing Requirements to Advance Standards Track Documents. . 14 11. No IPR Disclosures in IETF Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 12. Security Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 14. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15. Editor's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1. Definitions The following definitions are for terms used in the context of this document. Other terms, including "IESG," "ISOC," "IAB," and "RFC Editor," are defined in [RFC2028]. a. "IETF": In the context of this document, the IETF includes all individuals who participate in meetings, working groups, mailing lists, functions and other activities which are organized or initiated by ISOC, the IESG or the IAB under the general designation of the Internet Engineering Task Force or IETF, but solely to the extent of such participation. b. "IETF Standards Process": the activities undertaken by the IETF in any of the settings described in 1(c) below. c. "IETF Contribution": any submission to the IETF intended by the Contributor for publication as all or part of an Internet-Draft or RFC (except for RFC Editor Contributions described below) and any statement made within the context of an IETF activity. Such statements include oral statements in IETF sessions, as well as written and electronic communications made at any time or place, which are addressed to: o the IETF plenary session, o any IETF working group or portion thereof,Show full document text