RE: Remove SHOULD for elliptic curve groups in IKEv2

[David Jablon <dpj@theworld.com>]

At 09:00 AM 3/13/2002 -0800, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
 >Patent applications are not public information. I may (or may not)
 >have filled a submarine patent on any of the technology involved
 >in any specification and just not tell you.

I believe EPO patents are published at a fixed point some
months after filing, and at least some US patent applications too,
(see http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html)
I think this means that at least in some parts of the world
cannot be reached by a "submarine".