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IPR Details
Link Genetic GmbH's Statement about IPR related to draft-linkgenetic-linkid-uri

Submitted: October 8, 2026 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

Updated by

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

Holder legal name Link Genetic GmbH

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Christian Nyffenegger
Holder contact email christian.nyffenegger@linkgenetic.com
Holder contact info

Link Genetic GmbH
Leugrueb 21
8126 Zumikon
Switzerland
+41 58 717 70 00

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

Name Christian Nyffenegger
Email christian.nyffenegger@linkgenetic.com
Other info

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

Internet-Draft:
draft-linkgenetic-linkid-uri ("The LinkID URI Scheme and Resolution Model")
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:

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

Number: CH0010412025, CH20250001041
Inventor: Christian Nyffenegger
Title: System and method for resilient identification and management of hyperlinks
Date: 2025-09-09
Notes: Unpublished pending Swiss patent application CH001041/2025, filed
2025-09-09, original title "System und Verfahren zur resilienten
Identifikation und Verwaltung von Hyperlinks", claiming priority of
CH000974/2025 filed 2025-08-28.

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?: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

Licensing See Text Below for Licensing Declaration
Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

Link Genetic irrevocably promises not to assert any patent claims
necessarily infringed by implementing the required portions of
draft-linkgenetic-linkid-uri against any implementation conforming to
it, subject to defensive suspension. The full terms are published at
https://github.com/Link-Genetic-Inc/lid/blob/main/PATENTS.md.
Royalty-bearing licenses are 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.

VII. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

Submitter name Christian Nyffenegger
Submitter email christian.nyffenegger@linkgenetic.com

VIII. Other Notes

Additional notes

Patent Promise version 1.0, effective 2026-10-08.

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