IPR Details
Litzki Systems LLC's Statement about IPR related to draft-litzki-sovp

Update this IPR disclosure
Submitted: May 14, 2026 under the rules in RFC 8179.

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

Holder legal name Litzki Systems LLC

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application
Holder contact name Thorsten Litzki
Holder contact email ietf@litzki-systems.com
Holder contact info

7901 4th St N #32272, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, USA

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

Name Thorsten Litzki
Email ietf@litzki-systems.com
Other info

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

Internet-Draft:
draft-litzki-sovp ("Sovereign Validation Protocol (SOVP)")
Revisions:
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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: US64/005737
Inventor: Thorsten Litzki
Title: System and Method for Infrastructure Validation and Signal-to-Noise Separation via Sovereign Gateway
Date: 2026-03-14

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending Yes

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):

Possible licensing choices a), b), and c) when Licensing Declaration to be Provided Later:
  • a) No License Required for Implementers
  • b) Royalty-Free, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers
  • c) Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers with Possible Royalty/Fee
Licensing Licensing Declaration to be Provided Later (implies a willingness to commit to the provisions of a), b), or c) above)
Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

Licensing terms to be determined upon advancement of the specification.

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

Submitter name Thorsten Litzki
Submitter email ietf@litzki-systems.com

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