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authorDavid Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>2015-10-12 17:17:08 +1100
committerDavid Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>2015-10-12 17:17:08 +1100
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 		files.<br>
 		&nbsp;<br>
 		<hr style="WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 2px">
+		<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId66345"></a>Patents:</h3>
+<p>
+ Some of the algorithms in the Bouncy Castle APIs are patented in some places. It is upon the user of the library to be aware of what the legal situation is in their own situation, however we have been asked to specifically mention the patents below, in the following terms, at the request of the patent holder.
+</p><p>
+The BC distribution contains implementations of EC MQV as described in RFC 5753, "Use of ECC Algorithms in CMS". In line with the conditions in:
+</p><p>
+<a href="http://www.ietf.org/ietf-ftp/IPR/certicom-ipr-rfc-5753.pdf">http://www.ietf.org/ietf-ftp/IPR/certicom-ipr-rfc-5753.pdf</a>
+</p><p>
+We state, where EC MQV has not otherwise been disabled or removed:
+"The use of this product or service is subject to the reasonable, non-discriminatory terms in the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Disclosures of Certicom Corp. at the IETF for Use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) implemented in the product or service." 
+		</p>
+		&nbsp;<br>
+		<hr style="WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 2px">
 		<br>
 		<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId575388"></a>Features:</h3>
 		<ul>