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IPR Details
Alcatel Lucent's Statement about IPR related to RFC 4762

Submitted: October 8, 2019 under the rules in RFC 8179.

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.

Updates

Updated by

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

Holder legal name Alcatel Lucent

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Kalle Moilanen
Holder contact email kalle.moilanen@nokia.com
Holder contact info

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

RFC:
RFC4762 ("Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling")

IV. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 8179

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

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

Date: 2003-04-28
Title: Source identifier for MAC address learning
Number: US7126949
Inventor: Regan Joseph, Tingle Nicholas

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending No

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

This is to advise the IETF, in accordance with the IETF RFCs 3979 and 4879 that Alcatel Lucent believes that patent (US7126949), and its associated patent family members, (together “the Disclosed Patents”) may be required to implement RFC4762, “Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling” (the “Contribution”).

To the extent that the Contribution is incorporated in an IETF RFC, Alcatel Lucent informs IETF that Alcatel Lucent and its Affiliates are prepared to grant a license on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms and conditions, subject to reciprocity from those seeking a licence, to implement such IETF RFC for those claims of the Disclosed Patent(s) only that would, in the absence of a license, be necessarily infringed by the making (or having made), using, selling, importing, or otherwise disposing of a technology fully implementing such IETF RFC. In this context, “necessarily infringed” means that infringement of such claims is technically necessary to implement such IETF RFC.

“Affiliate” of Alcatel Lucent means any legal entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Alcatel Lucent. 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.

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 Kalle Moilanen
Submitter email kalle.moilanen@nokia.com

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