The IETF disclosure statement is here.
http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2187/
The important stuff is copied below.
If this standard is adopted, Cisco will not assert any patents owned or controlled by Cisco against any party for making, using, selling, importing or
offering for sale a product that implements the standard, provided, however that Cisco retains the right to assert its patents (including the right to claim past royalties) against any party that asserts a patent it owns or controls (either directly or indirectly)
against Cisco or any of Cisco's affiliates or successors in title or against any products of Cisco or any products of any of Cisco's affiliates either alone or in combination with other products; and Cisco retains the right to assert its patents against any
product or portion thereof that is not necessary for compliance with the standard.
Royalty-bearing licenses will be available to anyone who prefers that option.
bvs
From: bloat-bounces@lists.bufferbloat.net [mailto:bloat-bounces@lists.bufferbloat.net]
On Behalf Of Bill Ver Steeg (versteb)
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:15 PM
To: Simon Barber; Hironori Okano -X (hokano - AAP3 INC at Cisco); bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net; aqm@ietf.org
Cc: Rong Pan (ropan); Preethi Natarajan (prenatar)
Subject: Re: [Bloat] FQ-PIE kernel module implementation
The legal answer is “read the IPR disclosure at the IETF” and “read the copy write notice in the code”.
I think that you will like what you find, though……. The broad intent is to fix the bloat problem in as many places as possible.
Bill VerSteeg
From:
bloat-bounces@lists.bufferbloat.net [mailto:bloat-bounces@lists.bufferbloat.net]
On Behalf Of Simon Barber
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 8:03 PM
To: Hironori Okano -X (hokano - AAP3 INC at Cisco);
bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net; aqm@ietf.org
Cc: Rong Pan (ropan); Preethi Natarajan (prenatar)
Subject: Re: [Bloat] FQ-PIE kernel module implementation
Very cool. Does this mean that Cisco are not planning on enforcing any IP rights over PIE?
Simon
On 6/4/2015 3:06 PM, Hironori Okano -X (hokano - AAP3 INC at Cisco) wrote: