Received February 22, 2002
From: "Alan Duric" <alan.duric@globalipsound.com>

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