Title: Microsoft Corporation's Statement about IPR claimed in draft-ietf-dhc-ipv4-autoconfig-05.txt and draft-cheshire-ipv4-linklocal-00.txt Received: Via courier letter, August 3, 2000 (original on file with the IETF Secretariat) From: Michele Herman, Senior Corporate Attorney, Microsoft Corporation Dear IETF Secretariat, This is to advise the IETF that Microsoft has been granted U.S. Patent No. 6,101,499 (the "'499 patent") and believes that the '499 patent relates to technologies discussed in Internet Draft documents "draft-ietf-dhc-ipv4-autoconfig-05.txt" and "draft-cheshire-ipv4-linklocal-00.txt." To the extent that the technology discussed in these Internet Drafts becomes an IETF Standard and the '499 patent is required to implement the IETF Standard, Microsoft will grant a royalty-free license with other reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions for the purpose of implementing the IETF Standard, provided a reciprocal license is granted to Microsoft and other parties under any patents or pending applications that the licensee has to any technology required to implement that IETF Standard. Any questions regarding this communication should be directed to: Microsoft Standards Group c/o Dawn Hoerle Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Bldg. 114/2306 Redmond, WA 98052 Sincerely, /signature/ Michele Herman Senior Corporate Attorney Microsoft Corporation