Received: April 15, 2003 From: Robert Barr, Subject: RFC 2026 statement re draft-thubert-nemo-IPv4-traversal-* Cisco has a pending patent application relating to the subject matter of "IPv4 traversal for MIPv6 based Mobile Routers" . If a standard related to this subject matter is adopted by IETF and any claims of any Cisco patents are necessary for practicing this standard, any party will be able to obtain a license from Cisco to use any such patent claims under reasonable, non-discriminatory terms to implement and fully comply with the standard. For information contact: Robert Barr Worldwide Patent Counsel Cisco Systems 408-525-9706 rbarr@cisco.com