Clarification of the Third Party Disclosure Procedure in RFC 3979
RFC 4879, “Clarification of the Third Party Disclosure Procedure in RFC 3979”, is a Best Current Practice document published in April 2007 by T. Narten. It updates RFC 3979. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8179 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document clarifies and updates a single sentence in RFC 3979. Specifically, when third party Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) disclosures are made, the intention is that the IETF Executive Director notify the IPR holder that a third party disclosure has been filed, and to ask the IPR holder whether they have any disclosure that needs to be made, per applicable RFC 3979 rules. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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