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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 147.19-3.6%Feb 3 3:59 PM EST
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To: brian h who wrote (5388)12/11/2000 3:49:06 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 197507
 
Marc Cabi got it wrong in regard to the effect on QUALCOMM royalties elsewhere - the decision is in FAVOUR of QUALCOMM getting royalties on all frequencies and probably bandwidth because the decision broadened the definitions. W-CDMA depends on narrowing the definitions.

The W-CDMA people have claimed that their VW40 is broadband and therefore royalties won't be necessary. This suggests that narrow interpretation is invalid - a broad interpretation IS valid. Broadband = royalty payments due to Q! Eat that Nokia, Ericsson and NTT.

So a loss on a small swing but a gain on a big roundabout. This ruling highlights the difficulty ETSI and the W-CDMA patent holders will have in claiming that their technology doesn't include QUALCOMM's. Marc, you got it back to front.

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