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To: GO*QCOM who wrote (159)	3/28/2000 12:17:00 PM
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Qualcomm, Motorola Agree To Settle SAN DIEGO (AP) - Qualcomm Inc. (NasdaqNM:QCOM - news) and Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT - news) said Tuesday they've agreed to dismiss all lawsuits against each other over the design of mobile phones that use Qualcomm's wireless technology format. The deal ends a series of patent infringement claims the companies have leveled against each other since March 1997. The two companies also have agreed to a three-year moratorium on patent infringement lawsuits related to the fast-growing Qualcomm technology known as CDMA, or code division multiple access. Speak your mind Discuss this story with other people. [Start a Conversation] (Requires Yahoo! Messenger) No payments are being made under the dismissal agreement, San Diego-based Qualcomm said in a press release. The dispute included a claim that Qualcomm illegally copied the look of Motorola's popular StarTac model for Qualcomm's 5-ounce ``Q' phones. The Qualcomm phone was similar in terms of its size, clamshell shape and the positioning of the handset's antenna, battery and keypad. But there were several differences: The StarTac's ``send' and ``end' keys are laid out differently than on the Q phone, which also had e-mail and other Internet features. A federal judge ruled in favor of Qualcomm in August 1999, saying the Q phone's design was original. But Motorola, based in Schaumburg, Ill., continued to pursue other non-patent claims despite the judgement.

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