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VeriSign, Inc.'s Statement about IPR related to draft-harvey-cfrg-mtl-mode
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IPR Disclosure ID #6173, "VeriSign, Inc.'s Statement about IPR related to draft-harvey-cfrg-mtl-mode"
I. Patent Holder/Applicant ("Patent Holder")
| Holder legal name | VeriSign, Inc. |
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II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application
| Holder contact name | VeriSign, Inc., Law Department |
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| Holder contact email | Licensing@verisign.com |
| Holder contact info |
VeriSign, Inc. |
III. Contact Information for the IETF Participant Whose Personal Belief Triggered this Disclosure
| Name | Scott Hollenbeck |
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| shollenbeck@verisign.com | |
| Other info |
IV. IETF Document or Other Contribution to Which this IPR Disclosure Relates
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V. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 8179
A. For granted patents or published pending patent applications, please provide the following information:
| Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s) |
Number: US63/429093 |
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B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:
| Has patent pending | Yes |
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VI. 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 |
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| Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information |
Verisign is owner of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 63/429,093, 63/416,909, 63/406,699, and 63/356,973 and U.S. Patent Application Nos. 18/219,522, 18/137,992, and 18/137,966 (collectively, the "Patent Applications" or “Intellectual Property”) relating to the subject matter of the Internet Draft entitled “Merkle Tree Ladder Mode (MTL) Signatures” and any successive versions deriving therefrom (collectively, the "I-D"). In furtherance of IETF standardization, it is Verisign's business practice to make licenses to its Intellectual Property available on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions. Accordingly, Verisign hereby declares the listed Intellectual Property that may Cover an Implementing Technology of the I-D, with an additional Licensing Declaration and terms to be provided later if the listed Intellectual Property would necessarily be infringed by the Implementing Technology ("Necessary Patent Claims"), which implies a willingness to commit to the provisions of a) under a royalty-free and otherwise reasonable and non-discriminatory license (e.g., with terms to include attribution and/or a covenant not to sue with or without defensive suspension as described in Section 7 of BCP 79), or b) under a license that contains reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions (e.g., with terms to include attribution and/or a covenant not to sue with or without defensive suspension as described in Section 7 of BCP 79), including a reasonable royalty or other payment, or c) without the need to obtain a license from Verisign (e.g., a covenant not to sue with or without defensive suspension as described in Section 7 of BCP 79). Standards Development Grant Verisign grants to any party a world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license under said Intellectual Property to make, use, and/or import products and/or services that implement such I-D for the sole purpose of facilitating the standardization of such I-D; further provided, (B) Verisign retains the right to terminate the above license and assert its Intellectual Property (including one or more claims of said Intellectual Property that would necessarily be infringed due to requirements for practicing the normative portion(s) of the I-D (each an "Essential Claim")) against any party that institutes or agrees to institute patent litigation (including cross-claims or counterclaims in a lawsuit), either directly or indirectly, against Verisign or any of its affiliates or licensees for making, using, selling, offering for sale, and/or importing products and/or services that implement the I-D. The Standards Development Grant will terminate upon the earlier of either expiration of the I-D or when the I-D is included in any Request for Comments (“RFC”) adopted by the IETF. Attribution Notice for Standards Development Grant: "This product is licensed under certain patents and/or patent applications owned by VeriSign, Inc. in furtherance of IETF standardization. For more information, visit www.verisign.com/Declarations." |
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VII. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form
| Submitter name | Scott Hollenbeck |
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| Submitter email | shollenbeck@verisign.com |
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