IPR Details
Apple Computer's Statement about IPR claimed in RFC 2642

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Submitted: June 12, 2004 under the rules in RFC 3668.

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

Holder legal name Apple Computer

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application
Holder contact name Edward W. Scott, IV
Holder contact email iplaw@apple.com
Holder contact info

Director of Patents
1 Infinite Loop, MS 3-PAT
Cupertino, CA 95014-2084
T: (408) 974-9453
F: (408) 974-5436

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

RFC:
RFC2642 ("Cabletron's VLS Protocol Specification")

IV. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 3668

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

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

U.S. Patent Numbers 4,661,902 and 4,689,786

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?: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

In the event that the technology discussed in the Document becomes and IETF
standard (the "Standard") which is not materially different from the Document,
Apple agrees, upon written request from a Party, to negotiate outside of IETF
to make available a non-exclusive license under reasonable and non-discriminatory
("RAND") terms and conditions under such claims of the Apple Patents to the
extent necessary to implement a product compliant with the Standard. These RAND
terms and conditiond may be conditional upon a reciprocal grant or defensive use.

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
Submitter email

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