User: chefmonkey

STANDARDS BODIES DO NOT PRECLUDE PATENTS

On: Cisco Patents NAT RFC?

I do standards work, both in ETSI and the IETF. Each standards body sets up its own rules about how IPR is handled.

For the IETF, IPR handling is outlined quite clearly in RFC 2026, section 10.

In short, patents are allowed, as long as they are licensed on non-discriminitory terms. Most standards bodies have similar stipulations.