Received February 22, 2002 From: "Alan Duric" Re: draft-andersen-ilbc-00.txt Global IP Sound AB and its subsidiaries ("GIPS") would like to clarify their position with respect to any patent applications associated with its submission of GIPS iLBC Freeware (internet low bit-rate codec) to the IETF for standards consideration. GIPS may seek patent protection regarding technology submitted to the IETF for use in standards. GIPS requests that notice of any GIPS patent application be managed in accordance with 10.3.2 of RFC 2026 Best Current Practice, Internet Standards Process (Bradner, October 1996). If GIPS has any patents or pending applications for GIPS technology submitted to the IETF and the technology is required to fully implement and comply with any standard arising from the GIPS iLBC Freeware standards process, GIPS provides this written assurance that it intends to provide, upon written request from a party implementing the IETF standard technology, a royalty-free license for any party to implement, use, and distribute the technology or works when implementing, using, or distributing technology based upon the specific specifications under openly specified, reasonable, non-discriminatory terms, solely to the extent such technology is essential to comply with such standard, and provided a reciprocal license is granted to GIPS and other parties under any patents or pending applications that the license applicant has to any technology essential to implement that IETF standard, in accordance with 10.3.2 of RFC 2026 Best Current Practice, Internet Standards Process (Bradner, October 1996). This document and the information contained herein are provided on an "AS IS" basis. THE CONTRIBUTORS AND GIPS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Requests may be sent to: Geoffrey M. Creighton, General Counsel Global IP Sound, Inc. 900 Kearny Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94133-5124, USA Telephone: +1 415 397 2555 e-mail: gmc@globalipsound.com