[Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

robert.sarrazin at orange.com robert.sarrazin at orange.com
Mon Mar 25 19:32:07 CET 2013


Dear Luis and all,

 

 

 

With respect to the two draft legal notices, We have  a clear  preference for the notice with explicit patent grant, bearing in mind that the objective is that an user can   effectively have  access to the relevant terms and conditions of the license in a transparent manner, in line with EU guidelines and requirements     .

 

Concerning such legal  notice and in order  to (i) avoid a too broad  interpretation of the definition of " Essential patent specifications " and of the license granted and (ii ) to give more legal certainty  , please find attached some slight modifications  in the attached text. 

 

With respect to the so called " implicit patent grant  " we have serious doubts that this second legal notice indeed include an " implicit patent grant"  as it is only mentioned a copyright license and it is clearly stated in such legal notice  that  "For avoidance of doubt, the rights granted are only those expressly stated in this Section herein. No other rights of any kind are granted by implication, estoppel, waiver or otherwise  ".

Best regards 

 

 

 

De : fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu [mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu] De la part de Schweppe, Kathrin
Envoyé : lundi 25 mars 2013 18:10
À : Heitto, Jonas (Jonas); Suzanne Erez; Nils-Ivar Tjernberg
Cc : Neidecker-Lutz, Burkhard; fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu; Riedl, Johannes; Amon, Peter; fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu; Calkins, Mary
Objet : Re: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

Dear Jonas, dear all

 

thank you very much for your interpretation, I agree with your analysis. The sentence does indeed say, that each party is free to abstain from asking for royalties in short, however, the sentence contains a little bit more. Our analysis and results bases in essence upon the following simplified sentence: 

For the sake of clarity (...)any other third party may, (...),develop (...) implementations of the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications on a royalty-free basis.

 

>From SAP's point of view, if we allow the royalty-free development of an implementation of a Fi-Ware Generic Enabler Specification, we think, we need to allow as well the royalty-free use of all patents, which needs to be unavoidably infringed in order to develop such implementation. If you see the last section of the CA regarding the Generic Enabler Specs, it says clearly, that each party is free to request royalties for any IPR, which is not directly disclosed in the Specification. The royalty-free grant should cover those patents, which are essential for the development of the patent. For SAP, the second sentence contains some more information than you stated.  

 

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. 

 

Best regards, 

Kathrin 

 

Kathrin Schweppe, LL.M. 

Legal Counsel

Global Legal

SAP AG 
Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 

69190 Walldorf, Germany 
T +49 6227 7-64369 
F +49 6227 78-54177
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From: Heitto, Jonas (Jonas) [mailto:jonas.heitto at alcatel-lucent.com <mailto:jonas.heitto at alcatel-lucent.com> ] 
Sent: Montag, 25. März 2013 17:54
To: Schweppe, Kathrin; Suzanne Erez; Nils-Ivar Tjernberg
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Subject: RE: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

 Dear Kathrin,

Indeed there appears to be a certain difference in interpretation.

Namely, I don' think the 2nd sentence says we have to waive some rights vis-à-vis third parties. Rather, the 2nd sentence means that anyone and everyone (if an implementer) is free to abstain from requesting a payment for the use of his implementations. It addresses the relation implementer (whether a party or a third party) - third party. 

In short, everybody is free to dispose over his goods as he deems right, not compelled to give them away for free.

Regards

Jonas

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From: Schweppe, Kathrin [mailto:kathrin.schweppe at sap.com <mailto:kathrin.schweppe at sap.com> ] 
Sent: Montag, 25. März 2013 13:04
To: Heitto, Jonas (Jonas); Suzanne Erez; Nils-Ivar Tjernberg
Cc: Neidecker-Lutz, Burkhard; fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> ; Riedl, Johannes; Amon, Peter; fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ; Calkins, Mary
Subject: RE: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

Dear Jonas, 

 

you can make of course your implementation of the GE Spec available with the patents including the implementation on whichever terms you deem appropriate. It is and it was never SAP's intention to force someone to make available their patents upon a royalty-free basis. Further, I completely agree with your analysis of the first sentence. 

 However, in the second sentence of the wording, we allow other third parties to develop and release implementation of the FI-Ware Generic Enabler Specification on a royalty-free basis. 

 

"For the sake of clarity, Parties signing this CA as well as any other third party may, subject to additional conditions or agreement where  requested by a Party/ the Parties(provided that the right to obtain Access Rights granted under this Agreement must not be negatively affected by such request),develop and release implementations of

the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications on a royalty-free basis."

 

SAP understands this such, that we have to allow the third parties, so everyone outside of FI-Ware, esp. outside of the FI PPP, to develop and make available implementations of the respective Generic Enabler on royalty free terms. If we must allow third parties the royalty-free implementation of GEs, this must of course cover the patents, which will be unavoidably infringed by such implementations. This is, why SAP decided to include patent grant into the Legal Notice for the GE Spec. Therefore, we agree with Suzannes analysis. 

 

I would really appreciate it, if you could let me know, if this interpretation of the CA, which Alcatel signed, is completely different to yours. 

 

Thank you and best regards, 

Kathrin 

 

Kathrin Schweppe, LL.M. 

Legal Counsel

Global Legal

SAP AG 
Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 

69190 Walldorf, Germany 
T +49 6227 7-64369 
F +49 6227 78-54177
E kathrin.schweppe at sap.com <blocked::mailto:nadine.heitmann at sap.com>  

http://www.sap.com <http://www.sap.com/> 
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From: Heitto, Jonas (Jonas) [mailto:jonas.heitto at alcatel-lucent.com <mailto:jonas.heitto at alcatel-lucent.com> ] 
Sent: Montag, 25. März 2013 10:03
To: Schweppe, Kathrin; Suzanne Erez; Nils-Ivar Tjernberg
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Subject: RE: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

Dear all,

 

If you read this sentence:

 

Notwithstanding any conflicting terms in this CA, but subject to Annex 3 and Section 3.4.3.3, the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications will be made publically available (upon publication in accordance with clause 4.4.1) on royalty free terms.

 

You will notice that the focus on making the specs publicly available on RF terms i.e. the download of the spec is not subject to payment. I agree that this necessarily includes a copyright license, since the specs need to be saved and possibly reproduced. 

 

However, in my view it certainly does not mandate RF licensing of patents reading on any implementation of the spec. The download and reading of the spec do not infringe anybody's patents. There are many more steps to take before you can make, use, offer or sell a product or operate a process. Only these acts infringe patents and necessitate granting a patent license. These licenses should be available if needed, but not at mandatory RF terms.

 

Regards

Jonas

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu>  [mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ] On Behalf Of Schweppe, Kathrin
Sent: Donnerstag, 21. März 2013 15:23
To: Suzanne Erez; Nils-Ivar Tjernberg
Cc: Neidecker-Lutz, Burkhard; fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> ; Riedl, Johannes; Amon, Peter; fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ; Calkins, Mary
Subject: Re: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

Dear all, 

 

SAP agrees with IBM. We would as well prefer to ask for royalties for the patents disclosed in the Generic Enabler Specification and necessary to use for the implementations of the Generic Enabler Specification. I do remember however, that all partners agreed 2 years ago to include such license upon royalty-free conditions into the Fi-Ware Consortium Agreement. 

 

SAP understands the CA language copies so nicely by Suzanne from IBM in the same way as IBM does. We can request royalties for features, which are not included into the Specification directly or our own Implementation of the said Specification, however it was clear, that the Generic Enabler Specification should open and accessible to third parties on royalty-free basis. You find this statement not only in the Fi-Ware Consortium Agreement, but as well in several parts of the DOW of Fi-Ware and the specific description of FI-Ware Generic Enablers in the Collaboration Agreement, please draw your attention to B.1.1.2.4 of the DOW: 

 

"B.1.1.2.4 Business Ecosystem

The following table describe the different roles in the overall value chain defined around FI-WARE:

 

Table 2. Roles in the value chain defined around FI-WARE Role Description

 

FI-WARE GE Provider     Any implementer of a FI-WARE GE. The open and royalty-free nature of FI-WARE GE specifications will allow parties                                other than partners in the FI-WARE consortium to develop and commercialize products that are in compliance with FI-                             WARE GE specifications.

 

The DOW states as well that the specification will be royalty free and allow third parties develop and commercialize products based on the Fi-Ware GE Specification."

 

You may decide by yourselves, if royalties for patents disclosed by the specifications are then appropriate. 

 

We appreciate your input upon the matter. 

 

Best regards, 

Kathrin 

 

Kathrin Schweppe, LL.M. 

Legal Counsel

Global Legal

SAP AG 

Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 

69190 Walldorf, Germany 

T +49 6227 7-64369 

F +49 6227 78-54177

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-----Original Message-----

From: fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu>  [mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ] On Behalf Of Suzanne Erez

Sent: Donnerstag, 21. März 2013 14:32

To: Nils-Ivar Tjernberg

Cc: fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> ; Riedl, Johannes; Amon, Peter; fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

Subject: Re: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

All,

 

IBM agrees with all -  IBM would be pleased to ask for FRAND terms that are

no RF for licenses that cover the distribution and implementation of the

Generic Enabler Specification.  However, we all agreed 2 years ago in the

CA  to make the licenses RF.

 

We can however ask royalties for features not in the specifications, or for

our own implementations of said specifications.

 

Please correct me if I understand the CA incorrectly.

 

In the Fi-Ware CA, section 4.1,

 

Notwithstanding any conflicting terms in this CA, but subject to Annex 3

and Section 3.4.3.3, the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications will be

made publically available (upon publication in accordance with clause

4.4.1) on royalty free terms. For the sake of clarity, Parties signing this

CA as well as any other third party may, subject to additional conditions

or agreement where  requested by a Party/ the Parties (provided that the

right to obtain Access Rights granted under this Agreement must not be

negatively affected by such request),develop and release implementations of

the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications on a royalty-free basis.

 

For further sake of clarity, Parties including those Parties that assisted

in generating the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Specifications may, but are not

obliged to, develop implementations or reference implementations of FIWARE

Generic Enabler Specifications and request licensing terms other than open

and royalty free for such, e.g. under FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-

Discriminatory) terms subject to the provisions of Article 4.2.3 and 4.2.4

below. The Parties may release their implementations or reference

implementations as open source or closed source, at their sole discretion.

 

Suzanne

 

Suzanne Erez

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Associate PPM, PPM 150, 160

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From:   Nils-Ivar Tjernberg <nils-ivar.tjernberg at ericsson.com <mailto:nils-ivar.tjernberg at ericsson.com> >

To:     "Mohr, Werner (NSN - DE/Munich)" <werner.mohr at nsn.com <mailto:werner.mohr at nsn.com> >, "ext

            Glueck-Otte,        Irene" <irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com <mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com> >, LUIS

            GARCIA GARCIA <lgg at tid.es <mailto:lgg at tid.es> >, "fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> "

            <fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> >,

Cc:     "Amon, Peter" <p.amon at siemens.com <mailto:p.amon at siemens.com> >, "Riedl,     Johannes"

            <johannes.riedl at siemens.com <mailto:johannes.riedl at siemens.com> >

Date:   21/03/2013 11:56 AM

Subject:        Re: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

Sent by:        fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

 

 

 

Dear all,

 

Ericsson is also supporting this position.

 

Best regards

 

Nils-Ivar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NILS-IVAR TJERNBERG M.Sc.

Swedish Authorized IP Attorney

 

Ericsson AB

Licensing and Patent Development

Torshamnsgatan 21-23

164 80 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone +46 10 7136545

Fax +46 10 7175695

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nils-ivar.tjernberg at ericsson.com <mailto:nils-ivar.tjernberg at ericsson.com> 

www.ericsson.com <http://www.ericsson.com> 

 

 

 

From: fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu>  [

mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ] On Behalf Of Mohr, Werner

(NSN - DE/Munich)

Sent: den 21 mars 2013 10:14

To: ext Glueck-Otte, Irene; LUIS GARCIA GARCIA;

fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

Cc: Amon, Peter; Riedl, Johannes

Subject: Re: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

 

Dear Colleagues,

based on the e-mail discussion we reviewed the document again. Nokia

Siemens Networks is supporting the Siemens position and would also be happy

with the FRAND conditions.

                Best regards,

                                Werner

Dr. Werner Mohr

Head of Research Alliances

Nokia Siemens Networks Management International GmbH

CEF T&S IE Research Alliances

St. Martin Strasse 76

81541 Munich

Germany

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From: ext Glueck-Otte, Irene [mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com <mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com> ]

Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:27 AM

To: LUIS GARCIA GARCIA; Mohr, Werner (NSN - DE/Munich);

fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

Cc: Amon, Peter; Riedl, Johannes; JUAN JOSE HIERRO SUREDA

Subject: AW: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

Dear Luis,

I know quite well that FRAND-conditions might be royalty-free under

specific circumstances. Here however the fact that patent licenses have to

be royalty-free is implemented as a general rule. In this context the

additional mentioning of FRAND does not make any sense because the chance

to evaluate the situation and to  fix a price in accordance with this

situation (which might be zero) is already blocked. The text as it is does

not make any sense. As far as I remember we had the discussion about

royalty-free patent licenses already some months ago and a significant

amount of partners have been against royalty-free patent licenses and for

patent licenses under FRAND conditions. To be honest I do not see "the

essence of the project" that requires mandatory royalty-free licenses.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Irene Glück-Otte

 

Siemens AG

Corporate Legal and Compliance

CL CS CU CT&IP

Otto-Hahn-Ring 6

81739 München, Deutschland

Tel.: +49 89 636-33276

Fax: +49 89 636-50441

Mobil: +49 1522 2797796

mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com <mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com> 

 

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Vorstand: Peter Löscher, Vorsitzender; Roland Busch, Brigitte Ederer, Klaus

Helmrich, Joe Kaeser, Barbara Kux, Hermann Requardt, Siegfried Russwurm,

Peter Y. Solmssen, Michael Süß; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin und München,

Deutschland; Registergericht: Berlin Charlottenburg, HRB 12300, München,

HRB 6684; WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 23691322

Von: LUIS GARCIA GARCIA [mailto:lgg at tid.es <mailto:lgg at tid.es> ]

Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. März 2013 18:41

An: Glueck-Otte, Irene; Mohr, Werner (NSN - DE/Munich);

fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

Cc: Amon, Peter; Riedl, Johannes; JUAN JOSE HIERRO SUREDA

Betreff: RE: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

Dear Irene and all,

Thanks for you inputs. In order to clarify the Legal Notice Task Force

position about the point (FRAND Vs RF) in the explicit grant model, we want

to point out that this question was widely discussed among us and we all

agreed  that both terms are not incompatible at all. You can grant a RF and

FRAND license at the same time.

Please look at the Grant Agreement definition of Fair and Reasonable

Conditions in GA Annex II":

II.1.6. "fair and reasonable conditions" means appropriate conditions

including possible financial terms taking into account the specific

circumstances of the request for access, for example the

actual or potential value of the foreground or background to which access

is requested and/or the scope, duration or other characteristics of the use

envisaged;

As you may see Financial terms are configured as a possibility not as a

mandatory feature of a FRAND license. If we included RF and FRAND is just

to emphasize that all these conditions must be in the license grant.

Royalty free character of this Legal Notice is in the essence of this

project and in accordance with the FI-WARE Grant Agreement and Consortium

Agreement.

I hope I´ve clarified this legal notice key point

Thanks and regards

Luis García García

Asesoria  Jurídica // Legal Department

Tfnos: +34 914832614 //  +34913129666

Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A.Unipersonal

DISTRITO C- Edificio Oeste 1,  5ª planta

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De: Glueck-Otte, Irene [mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com <mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com> ]

Enviado el: miércoles, 20 de marzo de 2013 16:47

Para: Mohr, Werner (NSN - DE/Munich); LUIS GARCIA GARCIA;

fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

CC: Amon, Peter; Riedl, Johannes

Asunto: AW: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

Dear Luis,

we fully endorse the opinion of NSN that the actual text in the version

"explicit"  for Patent licenses is inconsistent. A license can be under

FRAND-conditions or it can be royalty-free but not both at the same time.

However our consequences out of this inconsistency are not the same.

Our proposal is to leave "on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory

conditions" in as it is, but to delete "royalty-free, paid up"

In our view there should be no obligation to grant patent licenses

royalty-free.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Kind regards

Irene Glück-Otte

 

Siemens AG

Corporate Legal and Compliance

CL CS CU CT&IP

Otto-Hahn-Ring 6

81739 München, Deutschland

Tel.: +49 89 636-33276

Fax: +49 89 636-50441

Mobil: +49 1522 2797796

mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com <mailto:irene.glueck-otte at siemens.com> 

 

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Gerhard Cromme;

Vorstand: Peter Löscher, Vorsitzender; Roland Busch, Brigitte Ederer, Klaus

Helmrich, Joe Kaeser, Barbara Kux, Hermann Requardt, Siegfried Russwurm,

Peter Y. Solmssen, Michael Süß; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin und München,

Deutschland; Registergericht: Berlin Charlottenburg, HRB 12300, München,

HRB 6684; WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 23691322

Von: fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu>  [

mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ] Im Auftrag von Mohr, Werner

(NSN - DE/Munich)

Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. März 2013 13:13

An: ext LUIS GARCIA GARCIA; fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

Betreff: Re: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

Dear Luis,

please find attached the commented versions from Nokia Siemens Networks

including text changes to improve clarity on the explicit and the implicit

legal notice. There are some questions included for clarification.

There are two general comments from the Nokia Siemens Networks perspective

as follows:

      ·        The NSN preference would be (always)  to use the implicit

      grant.

      ·        Any use of the explicit patent grant would need case by case

      assessment.

We are looking forward for a revised version.

                Best regards,

                                Werner

Dr. Werner Mohr

Head of Research Alliances

Nokia Siemens Networks Management International GmbH

CEF T&S IE Research Alliances

St. Martin Strasse 76

81541 Munich

Germany

Office phone:         +49-89-5159-35117

Office fax:               +49-89-5159-35121

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From: fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu>  [

mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu> ] On Behalf Of ext LUIS GARCIA

GARCIA

Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:12 PM

To: fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu <mailto:fiware-legal at lists.fi-ware.eu> 

Subject: [Fiware-legal] FIWARE LEGAL NOTICE

Dear all,

Find enclosed the two legal notices that have been produced by the Task

Force Working Group launched by the FI-WARE PCC for this purpose. These

Legal Notices will govern the FI-WARE specifications generated under

FI-WARE.

There are two models: with explicit patent grant and implicit patent grant.

You may choose the one you prefer for your Specifications as both, in our

opinion, perfectly fits with the provisions of the FI-WARE CA and GA.

Notwithstanding, if you have any question or remarks, send them to me

before next 20th March, as we must have this FIWARE Legal Notice

definitively finished during April.

Best regards

Luis García García

Asesoria  Jurídica // Legal Department

Tfnos: +34 914832614 //  +34913129666

Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A.Unipersonal

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