Received: April 15, 2003 From: Robert Barr, IPR statement for draft-retana-marp-02.txt Cisco has a pending patent application relating to the subject matter of draft-retana-marp-xx.txt, "MultiAccess Reachability Protocol (MARP)". If a standard relating to this subject matter is adopted by IETF and any claims of any issued Cisco patents are necessary for practicing this standard, any party will be able to obtain a license from Cisco to use any such patent claims under reasonable, non-discriminatory terms, with reciprocity, to implement and fully comply with the standard. For information contact: Robert Barr Worldwide Patent Counsel Cisco Systems 408-525-9706 rbarr@cisco.com