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IPR Details
Certicom Corp.'s Statement about IPR related to draft-ietf-dnsext-ecdsa

Submitted: July 21, 2011 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 Certicom Corp.

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Tony Rosati
Holder contact email trosati@certicom.com
Holder contact info

T: 1-905-507-4220

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

Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-dnsext-ecdsa ("Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) for DNSSEC")
Notice:
No revisions for this Internet-Draft were specified in this disclosure. The Internet-Draft's revision at the time this disclosure was posted could not be determined. Contact the discloser or patent holder if there are questions about which revisions this disclosure pertains to.

IV. 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)

US6704870
US7215773
and corresponding patent families in other jurisdictions, respectively (“Patents”).

Date: 2004-03-09, 2007-05-08

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending Yes

V. 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

If the Standard is adopted, Patent Holder will not assert any claims of any patents owned or controlled
by the Patent Holder against any party for making, using, selling, importing or offering for sale a product
that implements the Standard, provided, however that Patent Holder retains the right to assert the
patents (including the right to claim past royalties) against any party that asserts a patent it owns or
controls (either directly or indirectly) against Patent Holder or any of Patent Holder's Affiliates or
successors in title or against any products of Patent Holder or any products of any of Patent Holder's
Affiliates either alone or in combination with other products; and Patent Holder retains the right to
assert the patents against any product or portion thereof that is not necessary for compliance with the
Standard. Patent Holder shall only be required to license any prospective licensee if such prospective
licensee will commit to license its necessary patents for implementation of the same above Standard
free of charge or under reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms.

“Affiliate” of Certicom Corp. means any legal entity that is for the time being directly or indirectly in
control of or controlled by Certicom Corp. Control in this context, exists where one entity owns more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or equity in another entity, or regardless of stock or equity
ownership, is otherwise able to direct its affairs or to appoint a majority of the members of the board of
directors or an equivalent body to determine the course of action of the entity by virtue of its voting or
other rights. Such entities shall only be deemed to be Affiliates, hereunder for as long as such control
exists.

Royalty-bearing licenses will be available to anyone who prefers that option.

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.

VI. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

Submitter name Matthew Campagna
Submitter email mcampagna@certicom.com

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