On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:48:07 -0400 (EDT)
Dean Anderson <dean(_at_)av8(_dot_)com> wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Scott Brim wrote:
On 8/12/08 12:02 PM, TS Glassey allegedly wrote:
As to the IPR Page - it does not
allow for updates of already filed IPR Statement's to include new
IETF documents which violate the patent rights after the posting
of the IPR Notice.
How can a description of how to use a technology infringe on a
patent?
A standard isn't merely a description, as in a magazine article, but
also represents an industry agreement on the definition of a product.
A draft or WG could encourage persons to violate a patent, which is
indirect infringement. A draft or WG could define a product that is a
contributory infringement on a patent. The working group must take
care not to do these things.
The whole point of the IETF's IPR policy to make sure that people do
know of applicable patents.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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