On Aug 28, 2004, at 1:06 AM, David H. Lynch Jr. wrote:
Microsoft's participation is to be highly desired, but if the
resulting standard includes any License from Microsoft, then the
standard itself becomes evidence of the validity of the patent on the
licensed IP. If there is a strong beleif that the IP is not patentable
either through prior art or otherwise then MARID should not be taking
a position validating it.
Actually, there is nothing this working group can do to validate or
invalidate Microsoft's IPR.
After looking at their license and IPR claim, we can decide not to
further Sender ID in the standards process, or we can decide to send it
on in acceptance of their IPR claim, or we can decide to send it on
while ignoring their IPR claim.
The latter has not been discussed here much.
-andy