RFC 1822

A Grant of Rights to Use a Specific IBM patent with Photuris 🦋

okay bestie, the title block first 💅 This is RFC 1822, and it's written by J. Lowe (that's John W. Lowe at IBM) for the Network Working Group. It's in the Informational category and dated August 1995 🎀. The title block doesn't list anything it obsoletes or updates ✨. The running header says "IKMP Patent Use", so that's the vibe 🌸

Status of this Memo ✨

ok so this memo gives info to the Internet community 🌈 It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind, and distribution is unlimited 🫶

Note 📝

read this part, it's important 💀 This RFC is not a standard. It's an official public record of a grant by IBM Corporation for using one specific IBM patent together with the Photuris key management protocol 🔐

Purpose 💜

this RFC is basically IBM Corporation saying "yes, you can use one of our patents, with conditions" 🎀 It helps adoption of the Internet Key Management Protocol contribution IBM offered to the IETF 🧚 The confirmatory license is optional 🍓 The grant is made right here in this RFC, so parties have it even if they never ask IBM for a confirmation 💅

A Grant of Rights to Use IBM US Patent 5,148,479 🔥

the actual tea: IBM covenants that it will not assert its US Patent 5,148,479, or its non-US counterparts, against any party that implements Photuris or any derivative that includes IBM's IKMP contribution 🦋 That party also has to operate in compliance with Photuris or that derivative, and it has to be employed in connection with any Internet Protocol ✨

but here's the catch 👀 This grant of rights will terminate with respect to any party that asserts a patent it owns, directly or indirectly, against IBM for IBM's implementation of and operation in compliance with Photuris or any derivative, as defined above. The termination happens as of the date the patent is asserted against IBM.

🚨 bestie, if you come for IBM with your own patent over Photuris, the grant is gone for you, starting the exact day you assert it. no exceptions 💅

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

        John W. Lowe
        IBM Corporation
        500 Columbus Avenue
        Thornwood, New York  10594

Security Considerations 💀

okay this one is serious, so listen up 🫶 The referenced protocol is a security-related protocol 🔐 That's the whole vibe, and it's a big deal 😭

Author's Address 🎀

   John W. Lowe
   IBM Corporation
   500 Columbus Avenue
   Thornwood, New York 10594
   USA