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Apple Inc.'s Statement about IPR related to draft-detecting-unwanted-location-trackers

Submitted: October 12, 2023 under the rules in RFC 8179.

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.

Updates

Updates

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

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Apple Inc. Holder legal name Apple Inc.

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

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Jeffrey L. Myers, Chief IP Counsel and Assistant Secretary Holder contact name Jeffrey L. Myers, Chief IP Counsel and Assistant Secretary
jeff.myers@apple.com Holder contact email jeff.myers@apple.com

One Apple Park Way, MS 169-3IPL
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408)996-1010

Holder contact info

One Apple Park Way, MS 169-3IPL
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408)996-1010

III. Contact Information for the IETF Participant Whose Personal Belief Triggered this Disclosure

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Brent Ledvina Name Brent Ledvina
bledvina@apple.com Email bledvina@apple.com

(408)996-1010

Other info

(408)996-1010

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

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Internet-Draft:
draft-detecting-unwanted-location-trackers ("Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers")
Revisions:
00
Internet-Draft:
draft-detecting-unwanted-location-trackers ("Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers")
Revisions:
00

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:

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Number: PCT/US2021/071555
Inventor: Frank De Jong, Nicole R. Ryan, Arian Behzadi, Sriram Hariharan
Title: User Interfaces for Tracking and Finding Items
Date: 2021-09-22
Notes: Additional Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Craig M. Federighi, Corey Keiko Wang

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

Number: PCT/US2021/071555
Inventor: Frank De Jong, Nicole R. Ryan, Arian Behzadi, Sriram Hariharan
Title: User Interfaces for Tracking and Finding Items
Date: 2021-09-22
Notes: Additional Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Craig M. Federighi, Corey Keiko Wang

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

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Has patent pending No

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):

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See Text Below for Licensing Declaration Licensing See Text Below for Licensing Declaration

Apple Inc. (“Apple”) has one or more pending unpublished patent applications (“Subject Patent Application(s)”) that include one or more claims that Apple believes may be essential for implementing technology set forth in draft-detecting-unwanted-location-trackers-00 ("Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers") (“Essential Claims”). In the event that any patents issue from the Subject Patent Application(s), Apple agrees, upon written request from a party, to negotiate with that party a non-sublicenseable license to the Essential Claims under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions, solely to the extent necessary to implement required portions of the Informational Internet Draft, provided that the party grants a reciprocal license to Apple and provided that the license terminates if the party initiates a claim of patent infringement, directly or indirectly, against Apple, its subsidiaries, or its affiliates.

“Subject Patent Application(s)” means PCT/US2021/071555

Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

Apple Inc. (“Apple”) has a pending unpublished patent application (“Subject Patent Application”) that includes one or more claims that Apple believes may be Essential for implementing technology set forth set forth in the Internet-Draft entitled “Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers” (draft-detecting-unwanted-location-trackers-00) (“Internet-Draft”).

In the event that (a) one or more patents issue from the Subject Patent Application, (b) a version of this Internet-Draft is published by the IETF as an RFC (the “RFC”), and (c) one or more claims of a patent that issues from the Subject Patent Application are Essential, then any party will not be prevented from using such patent claims (“Essential Claims”) under reasonable, non-discriminatory terms, with reciprocity, to implement and fully comply with the RFC.

The reasonable, non-discriminatory terms are:

Apple covenants not to assert Essential Claims against a party’s making, using, selling, importing or offering for sale a product that implements and fully complies with the RFC, but such covenant only applies with respect to and solely for the purposes of such party’s implementing the RFC. Notwithstanding the foregoing covenant, Apple retains the right to assert the Essential Claims (including the right to claim past royalties) against any party or affiliates of such party that asserts any patent against Apple, any of Apple’s affiliates or successors in title, or any third party in connection with products (including components) or services made, used, sold, imported, exported, distributed or otherwise provided or disposed of by or for Apple; and Apple retains the right to assert the Essential Claims against any product, service or portion of either of the foregoing that is not necessary for compliance with the RFC.

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

“Subject Patent Application” means PCT/US2021/071555

“Essential,” as applied to a patent claim, means that it is not possible on technical (but not commercial) grounds, taking into account normal technical practice and the state of the art generally available at the time of standardization, to make, use, sell, offer for sale, or import a product or service that complies with the RFC without infringing that patent claim.

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.

VII. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

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Jeffrey L. Myers, Chief IP Counsel and Assistant Secretary Submitter name Jeffrey L. Myers, Chief IP Counsel and Assistant Secretary
jeff.myers@apple.com Submitter email jeff.myers@apple.com

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