IPR Details
VeriSign, Inc.'s Statement about IPR related to draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation, RFC 7816, and draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc7816bis

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Submitted: October 14, 2021 under the rules in RFC 8179.

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

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VeriSign, Inc. Holder legal name VeriSign, Inc.

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

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VeriSign, Inc., Law Department Holder contact name VeriSign, Inc., Law Department
Licensing@verisign.com Holder contact email Licensing@verisign.com

VeriSign, Inc.
Law Department
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
T: +1 (703) 948-3200

 Holder contact info

VeriSign, Inc.
Law Department
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
T: +1 (703) 948-3200

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

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Danny McPherson Name Danny McPherson
dmcpherson@verisign.com Email dmcpherson@verisign.com

VeriSign, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Chief Security Officer
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
T: +1 (703) 948-4516

 Other info

VeriSign, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Chief Security Officer
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
T: +1 (703) 948-4516

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

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Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation ("DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy")
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.
RFC:
RFC7816 ("DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy")
Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc7816bis ("DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy")
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.
Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation ("DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy")
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.
RFC:
RFC7816 ("DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy")
Internet-Draft:
draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc7816bis ("DNS Query Name Minimisation to Improve Privacy")
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.

V. 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:

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Number: US13/340895, US14/531424, EP12199642
Inventor: Danny McPherson, Eric Osterweil
Title: Providing Privacy Enhanced Resolution System in the Domain Name System
Date: 2011-12-30
Notes: Notes: US13/340895 issued as US8880686 B2 on Nov. 4, 2014
US14/531424 issued as US9342698 B2 on May 17, 2016
EP12199642.5 issued as EP2611116 B1 on Feb. 18, 2015

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

Number: US13/340895, US14/531424, EP12199642
Inventor: Danny McPherson, Eric Osterweil
Title: Providing Privacy Enhanced Resolution System in the Domain Name System
Date: 2011-12-30
Notes: Number: US13/340895, US14/531424, EP12199642
Inventor: Danny McPherson, Eric Osterweil
Title: Providing Privacy Enhanced Resolution System in the Domain Name System
Date: 2011-12-30
Notes: US13/340895 issued as US8880686 B2 on Nov. 4, 2014
US14/531424 issued as US9342698 B2 on May 17, 2016
EP12199642.5 issued as EP2611116 B1 on Feb. 18, 2015

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

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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):

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Royalty-Free, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers Licensing Royalty-Free, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers

Verisign is owner of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,880,686 and 9,342,698 and EP Patent No. EP 2 611 116 relating to the subject matter of Internet Draft ["draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc7816bis"] [“draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation”] and any successive versions deriving therefrom (collectively, the “I-D”).

In furtherance of IETF standardization, it is Verisign's business practice to make licenses to its patents available on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions.

Standards Development Grant.
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Accordingly, Verisign grants to any party, during the pendency of the foregoing I-D, a world-wide, non-exclusive, no-charge license under said patent to make, use and import products and/or services that implement such I-D for the purposes of facilitating the standardization of such I-D.

Grant on Standardization.
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In the event the technology in such I-D is included in a standard adopted by the IETF such that one or more claims of said patent would necessarily be infringed due to requirements for practicing the normative portion(s) of such standard (each an “Essential Claim”), Verisign hereby grants to any party a perpetual, world-wide, non-exclusive, no-charge, irrevocable (except as provided below) license under the Essential Claim(s) to make, use, sell, offer for sale and import products and/or services that implement the standard;

provided, (A) any such party making, using, selling, offering for sale, and/or importing such products or services, shall include therein, or shall ensure that such has been included therein, an attribution notice as set forth below, and further provided, (B) Verisign retains the right to:

(i) terminate the above license and assert its patents (including Essential Claims) against any party that institutes or agrees to institute patent litigation (including cross-claims or counterclaims in a lawsuit), either directly or indirectly, against Verisign or any of its affiliates,

(ii) assert its patents (including Essential Claims) relating to any products or services that are not fully compliant with the subject standard, and

(iii) exclusive of the Essential Claims, assert its other patents and claims with respect to any products, services, or portions thereof, not required for compliance with the standard.

Attribution Notice:
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“This product is licensed under certain patents owned by VeriSign, Inc. in furtherance of IETF standardization. For more information, visit www.verisign.com/Declarations.”

 Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

Verisign is owner of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,880,686 and 9,342,698 and EP Patent No. EP 2 611 116 (collectively, the "Patents") relating to the subject matter of Internet Draft ["draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc7816bis"] ["draft-ietf-dnsop-qname-minimisation"] and any successive versions deriving therefrom (collectively, the "I-D").
In furtherance of IETF standardization, it is Verisign's business practice to make licenses to its patents available on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions.

Standards Development Grant.

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Accordingly, Verisign grants to any party, during the pendency of the foregoing I-D, a world-wide, non-exclusive, no-charge license under said Patents to make, use and import products and/or services that implement such I-D for the purposes of facilitating the standardization of such I-D.

Grant on Standardization.

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In the event the technology in such I-D is included in a standard (Proposed Standard or Internet Standard) adopted by the IETF such that one or more claims of said Patents would necessarily be infringed due to requirements for practicing the normative portion(s) of such standard (each an "Essential Claim"), Verisign hereby revokes the Standards Development Grant above and grants to any party a perpetual, world-wide, non-exclusive, no-charge, irrevocable (except as provided below) license under the Essential Claim(s) to make, use, sell, offer for sale and import products and/or services that implement the standard;

provided, (A) any such party making, using, selling, offering for sale, and/or importing such products or services, shall include therein, or shall ensure that such has been included therein, an attribution notice as set forth below, and

further provided, (B) Verisign retains the right to:

(i) terminate the above license and assert its patents (including Essential Claims) against any party that institutes or agrees to institute patent litigation (including cross-claims or counterclaims in a lawsuit), either directly or indirectly, against Verisign or any of its affiliates,

(ii) assert its patents (including Essential Claims) relating to any products or services that are not fully compliant with the subject standard, and

(iii) exclusive of the Essential Claims, assert its other patents and claims with respect to any products, services, or portions thereof, not required for compliance with the standard.

Attribution Notice:

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"This product is licensed under certain patents owned by VeriSign, Inc. in furtherance of IETF standardization. For more information, visit www.verisign.com/Declarations."

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

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Scott Hollenbeck Submitter name Scott Hollenbeck
shollenbeck@verisign.com Submitter email shollenbeck@verisign.com

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