[PATCH 08/20] IPR: add statement regarding Network Device and Device Types

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

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 IPR.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/IPR.md b/IPR.md
index c01ed65..4f58501 100644
--- a/IPR.md
+++ b/IPR.md
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@ made to the TC, as defined in and required by the OASIS IPR Policy.
 Red Hat has been issued several United States patents that might be, or might become
 essential to an OASIS Standards Final Deliverable.
 
+The US Patent No. 8522238 titled "FEATURE DRIVEN BACKEND SWITCHING",
+the US Patent No. 9563456 titled "FEATURE DRIVEN BACKEND SWITCHING",
+the US Patent No. 9658873 titled "SWITCHING BETWEEN DEVICES HAVING A COMMON HOST BACKEND IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT"
+as well as
+the US Patent No. 9720712 titled "PHYSICAL/VIRTUAL DEVICE FAILOVER WITH A SHARED BACKEND"
+are relevant to sections "Network Device" and "Device Types" of the Virtual I/O
+Device (VIRTIO) specification.
+
+Should one of these patents be identified as essential to the compliant
+implementation of an OASIS Standards Final Deliverable produced by the VIRTIO
+TC, Red Hat will operate, as specified by the VIRTIO TC, under the
+Non-Assertion Mode TC Requirements described in section 10.3 of the OASIS IPR
+Policy (as of the date of this disclosure).
+
+#### Statement regarding IPR, submitted by Red Hat, April 11, 2022
+
+Red Hat has been issued several United States patents that might be, or might become
+essential to an OASIS Standards Final Deliverable.
+
 The US Patent No. 10417047 titled "VIRTUAL MACHINE MEMORY OVERCOMMIT BY REVERSE BALLOONING",
 the US Patent No. 11099897 titled "VIRTUAL MACHINE MEMORY OVERCOMMIT BY REVERSE BALLOONING"
 as well as
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MST