Hi, Peter - Your answer is extremely helpful. For many of us, the questions go beyond the specifics of IPR's on the IEEE front, but also to the ITU jurisdiction.
In both areas, the phrase concerning licensing on "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms" recurs.
My question -
Given the swamp of R+D preceding each application, is the pattern of licensing decisions often clear-cut on one side's favor, or is it more often a decision to apportion some to each, in effect, cross-licensing agreements?
With respect to WOFDM, my understanding of that nascent technology is that the basic research was done in the early 90's, but the actual implementation awaited an increase in processing power thru DSP's.
On the DSSS front, with regard to Wi-LAN's application to the ITU -
biz.yahoo.com
patents.ibm.com
Not asking you to make a judgement here, but, if you can, to give us an understanding of how these things typically evolve.
My thanks for any insight you can give us.
Best, Jim Kayne |
