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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (75488)	7/6/2000 3:11:31 PM
From: Rajala	Read Replies (3) of 152472

>> I thought that QCOM had a patent on anything that uses > CDMA technology. > >You are in good company. Dr. Irwin Jacobs, who many >consider an authority, is of the same opinion. So are >a number of qcom licensees.. Let´s clarify one thing. CDMA is for code division multiple access, which is a very generic term for how the bits are sent and received. They are not time divided like TDMA, but divided by code. Very generic description of a functionality for which Q has no universal patent. It is very possible to design a CDMA system that does not infringe any of Q´s or anyone else´s patents, just as it is possible to construct a car without using any patents of anyone. Is it economical? Hardly. I don´t think that even Dr. J, as impartial as he is, claims that Q has an universal patent over any CDMA design. I believe that there are Q patents that make sense for utilization, and are worth paying x USD. But a death grip? I don´t think so. Furthermore, let´s try not to confuse CDMA1 patents as some proof of impending WCDMA patents, as many people on this thread seem to do. - rajala

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