From: Sammon, Kyle <kyle.sammon@te.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2023 8:33 AM
To: Chris Cole <chris.cole@ii-vi.com>; Samuel Kocsis <Samuel.Kocsis@amphenol-tcs.com>; Mark Nowell (mnowell) <mnowell@cisco.com>; Andreas Bechtolsheim <avb@arista.com>
Subject: TE OSFP-XD IP Disclosure
Hello OSFP MSA,
In advance of the upcoming ballot TE would like to make the below IP Disclosure:
In relation to the most recent OSFP-XD specification rev 0.9, TE believes that the patent family including US patent 9389368, the patent family including US patent 9509102, the patent family including US patent 9653829, the patent family including US patent 6749448, the patent family including US patent 6816376 and the patent family including US patent 10,104,760 could include essential claims for this OSFP-XD published specification.
Regards,
Kyle Sammon
From: pmail_licensing <licensing@huawei.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:38 AM
To: avb@arista.com <avb@arista.com>; Chris Cole <chris.cole@ii-vi.com>
Cc: Xuyu (Helen) <helen.xuyu@huawei.com>
Subject: IPR INFORMATION STATEMENT
Dear Andreas & Chris,
In accordance with Clause 9.1 of the Agreement, Huawei and/or its Affiliates (hereinafter “Huawei”) hereby informs OSFP MSA that 1) Huawei is the proprietor of the patent CN 201610383948.9 and its counterpart(s); 2) it is Huawei’s present belief that this patent and its counterpart(s)may be or may become Essential in relation to the latest draft OSFP-XD Hardware Specification；and 3) Huawei will comply with Clause 8.2 of the Agreement with respect to such Essential Claims.
Huawei IP Dept.
From: Sommers, Scott <Scott.Sommers@molex.com>
Sent: Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 8:38 AM
To: Chris Cole <chris.cole@coherent.com>
Subject: Re: OSFP-XD MSA Specification Rev 0.9
Here is the Molex IP statement.
Molex hereby provides notice that Molex believes it has several patents that include one or more necessary claims directed toward features of the OSFP-XD connector system (version 0.9 dated March 1, 2023). These patents include US Pat. Nos. 7,303,438; 7,448,897; USRE43427; 9,882,297; 10,122,106; 10,403,993; and 10,551,580 as well as their respective foreign counterparts. Molex hereby agrees that for any necessary claims of these patents (and any other patents Molex owns) Molex will grant a license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to companies requesting such a license. Please note that Molex reserves the right to increase the cost for a licensee that refuses to take a license and forces Molex to use legal action in order to enforce Molex's rights.
From: Xu Jiang(LUXSHARE-ICT) <Xu.Jiang@luxshare-ict.com>
Sent: Mar 21, 2023, 11:16 AM
To: Chris Cole <chris.cole@coherent.com>
Subject: Re: OSFP-XD MSA Specification Rev 0.9
Based on the OSFP-XD specification rev 0.9, Luxshare believes it has several patents that may include essential claims. These patents include US 17/752,545 and US 17/404,357 as well as their respective foreign counterparts, and may update accordingly from time to time. Luxshare hereby agrees that if any of above mentioned patent claims are essential to the implementation of the proposed specification, Luxshare will grant a license to those essential claims on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to companies requesting such a license.