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Conditional Grant of Rights to Specific Hewlett-Packard Patents In Conjunction With the Internet Engineering Task Force's Internet-Standard Network Management Framework



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RFC 1988               Search Address Patent Use             August 1996


   proprietary MIB modules.

   This grant of rights will permanently terminate with respect to any
   party (and to any subsidiary of a party) that asserts a patent it
   owns or controls, either directly or indirectly, against HP or any of
   its subsidiaries for implementation of, or operation of any system
   utilizing, search address technology.  The termination of rights will
   occur as of the date the patent is asserted against HP.

   A written confirmation of this grant, and/or a license under any
   other HP patent under HP's then-current terms, conditions, and
   royalty rates, can be obtained by sending a request to:

           Patent Counsel
           Hewlett-Packard Company
           3000 Hanover Street
           Palo Alto, CA 94304
           USA

Security Considerations

   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

Authors' Addresses

   Gary McAnally
   Hewlett-Packard Company
   8000 Foothills Blvd.
   Roseville, CA 95747
   USA


   Douglas Gilbert
   Hewlett-Packard Company
   3000 Hanover Street
   Palo Alto, CA 94304
   USA


   John Flick
   Hewlett-Packard Company
   8000 Foothills Blvd. M.S. 5556
   Roseville, CA 95747-5556
   USA

   Phone: (916) 785-4018
   EMail: 




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