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... IETF plenary session,
o any IETF working group or portion thereof,
o the IESG, or any member thereof on behalf of the IESG ...
... the IETF community. This is because it is becoming increasingly
common for IETF working groups to have to deal with claims of
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR ...
...
Since IPR disclosures will be used by IETF working groups during
their evaluation of alternative technical solutions, it is helpful if
an IPR ...
... Evaluating Alternative Technologies in IETF Working Groups ...
...
In general, IETF working groups prefer technologies with no known IPR
claims or, for technologies with claims against them, an offer of
...
... IPR
claims or, for technologies with claims against them, an offer of
royalty-free licensing. But IETF working groups have the discretion
to adopt technology with a commitment of fair and non-discriminatory
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... Bradner, S., "IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures", BCP 25, RFC 2418, September 1998. ...