IPR Details
Ironstead Group, LLC's Statement about IPR related to draft-nederveld-adl

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Submitted: February 18, 2026 under the rules in RFC 8179.

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

Holder legal name Ironstead Group, LLC

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application
Holder contact name Terrill Nederveld
Holder contact email patents@ironsteadgroup.com
Holder contact info

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

Internet-Draft:
draft-nederveld-adl ("Agent Definition Language (ADL)")
Revisions:
00-01

IV. 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: US63/985186
Inventor: Terrill Nederveld
Title: Agent Definition Language (ADL): A JSON-Based Format for Describing AI Agent Identity, Capabilities, Permissions, and Security
Date: 2026-02-18
Notes: Utility - Provisional Application under 35 USC 111(b)

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?: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 Royalty-Free, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers
Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

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VI. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

Submitter name Terrill Nederveld
Submitter email patents@ironsteadgroup.com

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