Re: [TLS] Document Action: 'TLS Elliptic Curve Cipher Suites with SHA-256/384 and AES Galois Counter Mode' to Informational RFC

["Whyte, William" <WWhyte@xxxxxxxx>]

> > >If I understand correctly, Certicom has over 130 patents in ECC and
> > >public key crypto and has sold 26 patents and patent applications
on the
> > >subject to the US National Security Agency. The NSA controls
licening
> > >rights on those patents, not Certicom. The licensing situation is
much
> > >more clouded by that sale.
> >
> > You do not understand correctly. NSA and Certicom gave briefings at
> > the SAAG session at the last IETF meeting held in Washington,
> > DC.  The slides and other information from that session are in the
proceedings.
> 
> Thanks. It appears my only misconception was thinking that Certicom
sold
> the patents outright---it did not. Rather, it sold the _licensing_
rights to 26 patents to the NSA.

NSA has the right to sub-license. Certicom retains the rights to license
the patents. 

William
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