@techreport{hallambaker-ipr-patent-harmonization-00, number = {draft-hallambaker-ipr-patent-harmonization-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-hallambaker-ipr-patent-harmonization/00/}, author = {Phillip Hallam-Baker and Daniel Weitzner}, title = {{IETF Patent Policy: A Quantum Approach}}, pagetotal = 15, year = 2007, month = nov, day = 4, abstract = {Considerations for IETF patent policy are considered and proposals made for reform. The particular objective of these proposals is to reduce the amount of time spent in unproductive discussion of IPR issues and to allow Working Groups to provide Patent Rights Holders with clearly defined criteria that must be met in order for their technology to be accepted.}, }