T11/06-170v0


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From: 		Robert Snively 

Sent: 		Friday, February 17, 2006 6:15 PM

To: 		Claudio DeSanti (cds@cisco.com); 
		Robert Dugan (dugan@us.ibm.com); 
		Scott Kipp (scott.kipp@mcdata.com); 
		'smc1@us.ibm.com'; 'larry.hofer@mcdata.com'; 
		'fmaino@cisco.com'

Cc: 		-Ing Walter P. von Pattay (walter@pattay.com); 
		Barbara Bennett (bbennett@itic.org); 
		Claudio DeSanti (cds@cisco.com); Robert Snively

Subject: 	Request for ISO patent disclosures for ISO/IEC FC-FS

Importance: 	High


E-MAIL TEXT:

Document:	T11/06-170v0

To:		Cisco Systems
			Claudio DeSanti
			Fabio Maino

		IBM
			Robert Dugan
			Scott Carlson

		McData
			Scott Kipp
			Larry Hofer

CC:		Barbara Bennett
		Dr.-Ing. Walter P. von Pattay
		Claudio DeSanti, Vice-Chair INCITS T11	
			
From:		Robert Snively, Chair INCITS T11
		1745 Technology Drive
		San Jose, CA 95110
		+1 408 333 8135
		rsnively@brocade.com

Subject:	Request for ISO patent disclosures for ISO/IEC FC-FS

Your company has disclosed possible intellectual property bearing on 
INCITS 373:2003, Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling Interface (FC-FS).  
In order for FC-SW-3 to meet the requirements for standardization by 
ISO/IEC JTC1, a similar disclosure must also be sent to the IEC.  

A new form has been provided for this purpose by JTC1 to
facilitate the filing of such patent disclosures.  A copy of this
form, together with the cover letter describing the form, are
enclosed in this mailing and are also available at www.t11.org
as document T11/05-805v0.

The completed form should be transmitted by fax, e-mail, or conventional
mail to all of the following addresses:

ISO

	Secretary-General
	International Organization for Standardization
	1, rue de Varembe
	CH 1211 Geneva 20
	Switzerland
	Fax: +41 22 733 34 30

IEC

	General Secretary
	International Electrotechnical Commission
	3, rue de Varembe
	CH 1211 Geneva 20
	Switzerland
	Fax: +41 22 919 03 01

Lynn Barra

	Associate Director, ITI Standards Operations
	INCITS Secretariat
	Information Technology Industry Council
	1250 Eye St. NW
	Washington DC  20005
	T: 202-626-5739
	lbarra@itic.org

Dr.-Ing. Walter P. von Pattay, Secretary, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25

	Gotthelfstr. 34 
	D-81677 München
	Tel.: +49/89/923 967 57  ¸ 
	Tfx.: +49/89/923 967 59 (only on request)
	EM: Walter@Pattay.com 

Robert Snively, Chair INCITS TC T11

	Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
	1745 Technology Drive
	San Jose, CA 95110
	+1 408 333 8135
	rsnively@brocade.com 

Many thanks,

Robert Snively (Chair, INCITS T11)

Enclosures:
	T11/05-805v0 cover letter
	T11/05-805v0 patent disclosure form