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IPR Details
Fujitsu Limited's Statement about IPR related to RFC 4541

Submitted: November 10, 2008 under the rules in RFC 3979 as updated by RFC 4879.

Note: Updates to IPR disclosures must only be made by authorized representatives of the original submitters. Updates will automatically be forwarded to the current Patent Holder's Contact and to the Submitter of the original IPR disclosure.

I. Patent Holder/Applicant ("Patent Holder")

Holder legal name Fujitsu Limited

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Shigeru KITANO
Holder contact email standards@lip.fujitsu.com
Holder contact info

General Manager
Standards Center, Intellectual Property Unit
1-1, Kamiodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa, JAPAN 211-8588
T: +81-44-754-3050

III. Contact Information for the IETF Participant Whose Personal Belief Triggered this Disclosure

Name Don O'Connor
Email don.oconnor@us.fujitsu.com
Other info

Distinguished Planner
Fujitsu Network Communications
2801 Telecom Parkway
Richardson, Tx 75082
T: +1-972-479-3672

IV. IETF Document or Other Contribution to Which this IPR Disclosure Relates

RFC:
RFC4541 ("Considerations for Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Snooping Switches")

V. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 3979 as updated by RFC 4879

A. For granted patents or published pending patent applications, please provide the following information:

Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s)

US 6,457,059
Date: Sep. 24, 2002 (granted)
Country: US

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending No

VI. Licensing Declaration

The Patent Holder states that its position with respect to licensing any patent claims contained in the patent(s) or patent application(s) disclosed above that would necessarily be infringed by implementation of the technology required by the relevant IETF specification ("Necessary Patent Claims"), for the purpose of implementing such specification, is as follows(select one licensing declaration option only):

Licensing See Text Below for Licensing Declaration
Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

Fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory license to all implementers subject to reciprocity

Note: The individual submitting this template represents and warrants that he or she is authorized by the Patent Holder to agree to the above-selected licensing declaration.

VII. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

Submitter name Don O'Connor
Submitter email don.oconnor@us.fujitsu.com

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