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R. Baker Kearfott schrieb:
1. Arnold Neumaier, Siegfried Rump, Nate Hayes, and others have contributed their knowledge of patents. In particular, Arnold has listed all of the patents of which he is aware, and Nate has explained patents that Sunfish Studios owns. 2. I suggest that Sunfish Studios submit a Letter of Assurance. (The form is the second attachment to this email.) As far as I can tell, this document is mainly a statement that there is a patent that potentially impacts the standard, and a statement of the patent holder's position regarding licensing, but does not obligate or constrain the holder. However, please read it and interpret it yourself. Sun Microsystems should also probably submit a Letter of Assurance. (David Hough: Can you do that?)
Shouldn't such a letter be requested from _every_ holder of a patent named by participants as potential Essential Patent Claim? 6.2 Policy.''If the IEEE receives notice that a [Proposed] IEEE Standard may require the use of a potential Essential Patent Claim, the IEEE shall request licensing assurance, on the IEEE Standards Board approved Letter of Assurance form, from the patent holder or patent applicant. The IEEE shall request this assurance without coercion. [...] In order for IEEE's patent policy to function efficiently, individuals participating in the standards development process: (a) shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed) of the holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware and that are not already the subject of an existing Letter of Assurance, owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents''
(from http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sect6-7.html) Arnold Neumaier