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IPR Details
Cisco's Statement about IPR related to draft-ietf-bier-mpls-encapsulation

Submitted: April 21, 2017 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 Cisco

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Dan Lang
Holder contact email standards-ipr@cisco.com
Holder contact info

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Cisco Systems, Inc.
+1 408-526-6672

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

Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-bier-mpls-encapsulation ("Encapsulation for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) in MPLS and Non-MPLS Networks")
Revisions:
06

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)

Cisco is the owner of US Patent No. 9,438,432 and US Published Patent Application 20150078378 relating to the subject matter of "Encapsulation for Bit Index Explicit Replication in MPLS and non-MPLS Networks" <draft-ietf-bier-mpls-encapsulation-06>.

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?: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

Cisco is the owner of US Patent No. 9,438,432 and US Published Patent Application 20150078378 relating to the subject matter of "Encapsulation for Bit Index Explicit Replication in MPLS and non-MPLS Networks" <draft-ietf-bier-mpls-encapsulation-06>.

If technology in this document is included in a standard adopted by IETF and any claims of any Cisco patents are necessary for practicing the standard, any party will have the right to use any such patent claims under reasonable, non-discriminatory terms, with reciprocity, to implement and fully comply with the standard.

The reasonable non-discriminatory terms are:

If this standard is adopted, Cisco will not assert any patents owned or controlled by Cisco against any party for making, using, selling, importing or offering for sale a product that implements the standard, provided, however that Cisco retains the right to assert its patents (including the right to claim past royalties) against any party that asserts a patent it owns or controls (either directly or indirectly) against Cisco or any of Cisco's affiliates or successors in title or against any products of Cisco or any products of any of Cisco's affiliates either alone or in combination with other products; and Cisco retains the right to assert its patents against any product or portion thereof that is not necessary for compliance with the standard.

Royalty-bearing licenses will be available to anyone who prefers that option.

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 Rachel Albright
Submitter email ralbrigh@cisco.com

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