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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang='en'> <head> <meta charset='utf-8'> <meta content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0' name='viewport'> <title>Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)</title> <link href='../../bootstrap-5.3.1-dist/css/bootstrap.css' rel='stylesheet'> <link href='../../img/favicon.png' rel='icon' type='image/png'> <link href='../../img/apple-icon.png' rel='apple-touch-icon' type='image/png'> <link href='https://discuss.systems/@irtf' rel='me'> </head> <body class='d-flex flex-column min-vh-100'> <nav class='navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-light bg-light'> <div class='container'> <a class='navbar-brand' href='../../'>IRTF</a> <button class='navbar-toggler' data-bs-target='#collapsibleNavbar' data-bs-toggle='collapse' type='button'> <span class='navbar-toggler-icon'></span> </button> <div class='collapse navbar-collapse' id='collapsibleNavbar'> <ul class='navbar-nav'> <li class='nav-item dropdown'> <a class='nav-link dropdown-toggle' data-bs-toggle='dropdown' href='#' role='button'>Research Groups</a> <ul class='dropdown-menu'> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../cfrg.html'>CFRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../coinrg.html'>COINRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../dinrg.html'>DINRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../gaia.html'>GAIA</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../hrpc.html'>HRPC</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../iccrg.html'>ICCRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../icnrg.html'>ICNRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../maprg.html'>MAPRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../nmrg.html'>NMRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../panrg.html'>PANRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../pearg.html'>PEARG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../qirg.html'>QIRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../rasprg.html'>RASPRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../sustain.html'>SUSTAIN</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../t2trg.html'>T2TRG</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../ufmrg.html'>UFMRG</a> </li> <li> <hr class='dropdown-divider'> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../groups.html'>All Research Groups</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class='nav-item dropdown'> <a class='nav-link dropdown-toggle' data-bs-toggle='dropdown' href='#' role='button'>Workshops & Prizes</a> <ul class='dropdown-menu'> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../anrp/'>Applied Networking Research Prize</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../anrw/'>Applied Networking Research Workshop</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../raim-2015.html'>RAIM 2015</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class='nav-item dropdown'> <a class='nav-link dropdown-toggle' data-bs-toggle='dropdown' href='#' role='button'>Grants</a> <ul class='dropdown-menu'> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../travelgrants/'>Travel Grants</a> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../feewaivers.html'>Fee Waivers</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class='nav-item dropdown'> <a class='nav-link dropdown-toggle' data-bs-toggle='dropdown' href='#' role='button'>People</a> <ul class='dropdown-menu'> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../chair.html'>IRTF Chair</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../../irsg.html'>Steering Group</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class='nav-item dropdown'> <a class='nav-link dropdown-toggle' data-bs-toggle='dropdown' href='#' role='button'>Policies</a> <ul class='dropdown-menu'> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../'>Policies and Procedures</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='../#conduct'>Conduct, Diversity, and Inclusion</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='./'>Intellectual Property Rights</a> </li> <li> <a class='dropdown-item' href='https://ietf.org/privacy-statement/'>Privacy Policy</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <div class='container mb-5'> <div class='row mt-4 bt-4'> <div class='col-sm-8 col-xs-12 mb-4'> <h1> Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) <small></small> </h1> </div> <div class='col-sm-4 col-xs-12 text-center mb-4 d-none d-sm-block'> <a href='/'> <img alt='Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)' class='img-fluid' src='../../img/irtf.png'> </a> </div> </div> <p> By participating in the IRTF, you agree to follow IRTF processes and policies. The IRTF follows the <a href="https://ietf.org/">IETF</a> Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) disclosure rules. This is a summary of the rules: </p> <ul> <li> If you are aware that any IRTF contribution is covered by patents or patent applications that are owned or controlled by you or your sponsor, you must disclose that fact, or not participate in the discussion. </li> <li> If you recognize your own or your sponsors’s IPR in someone else’s contribution, and you are participating in the discussions relating to that contribution, then you must disclose that IPR. Even if you are not participating in the discussion, the IRTF still requests that you file an IPR disclosure. </li> <li> Finally, the IRTF requests that you file an IPR disclosure if you recognize IPR owned by others in any IRTF contribution. </li> </ul> <p> The IRTF expects that you file IPR disclosures in a timely manner, i.e., in a period measured in days or weeks, not months. The IRTF prefers that the most liberal licensing terms possible are available for IRTF Stream documents, see <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5743.html">RFC 5743</a>. You may file an IPR disclosure here: <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/about/"> https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/about/ </a> </p> <p> See <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8179.html">RFC 8179</a> (BCP 79) for definitions of “IPR” and “contribution” and for the detailed rules (substituting “IRTF” for ”<a href="https://ietf.org/">IETF</a>”). 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