Cisco appreciates UCA’s efforts in preparing the IPP documents and the thoughtful comments posted by other users.  It appears there is a fundamental misunderstanding on the purpose of the IPP documents and how they should address intellectual property rights.  In this regard, we direct your attention to Cisco's prior comments on this topic.  To move this project forward and address everyone’s concerns, we propose the following for your consideration:

 1. Schedule a conference call to discuss the purpose of the IPP documents and how they should address intellectual property rights. 

2. Prepare a new, more robust draft IPR policy that addresses the issues discussed in the conference call, and post this draft for review and comments.

3. Schedule a second conference call to discuss the comments on the new IPR Policy, and the next steps to further revise and finalize the IPR Policy.

Mike Lee (mlee4@cisco.com) Senior Intellectual Property Counsel

Cisco Systems, Inc.