QUALCOM IP FAQ (Royalty Pass Through Rates) ...
Steve Altman, QUALCOMM President-Elect, skillfully adressed these questions at yesterdays QUALCOMM Spring Analyst Day:
QTL -Frequently Asked Questions
• Will QUALCOMM successfully sign royalty bearing WCDMA license agreements with the Chinese manufacturers for sales in China?
• A certain company [Samsung?] is contending that it will renegotiate QUALCOMM’sroyalty rates. If true, what impact will this have on the licensing program and how will QUALCOMM be able to successfully maintain its licensing program long term?
• Will QUALCOMM successfully sign royalty bearing TD-SCDMA license agreements with the Chinese manufacturers for sales in China?
• Is each licensee’s subscriber unit royalty rate for WCDMA and TD-SCDMA the same or greater than its rate for CDMA2000?
• We have heard that the combined royalty rate for WCDMA could be high if others collect royalties. If so, how can QUALCOMM maintain its royalty rate for WCDMA when others are claiming patents for WCDMA?
• We have seen reports that conclude that QUALCOMM owns less than a majority of the patents claimed essential for WCDMA. If that’s true, will that lower QUALCOMM’sroyalty rate?
• If a future system is deployed based on technologies other than CDMA (such as OFDMA), will that end QUALCOMM’slicensing program?
• Will QUALCOMM’sroyalty revenue be reduced as some of QUALCOMM’searly patents expire?
• If an OEM sells phones with QUALCOMM’sWCDMA or CDMA2000 chipsets/software, are they less exposed to IP challenges from other parties?
Slides here:
qualcomm.com
Presentation can be linked here:
qualcomm.com
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Hi Clark,
[Since few are updating the news here, unfortunately, I'm going to depart from this boards general intent and purpose slightly for sake of accuracy and integrity in the reporting of 'news' <g>]
From the post you linked:
So perhaps, the 20% Nokia advantage, as Sagawa suggested, may be much less for the Q’s chipset customers. - Jim Mullens -
I am not sure that Paul Sagawa has ever "suggested" a 20% Nokia advantage at least as it relates to IP as opposed to other competencies in addition to Nokia's broad IP portfolio in UMTS (WCDMA) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE and I have questioned that in another forum, and asked if anyone can confirm he's made such a statement ...
investorshub.com
In contrast to a recent statement I made elsewhere where I expressed doubt about Ericsson allowing a pass through, there is transcription posted by Kayaker of the 3/26/1999 Conference Call following the Ericsson accord where QUALCOMM states that ..
Q: If they buy ASICs from us, then they get the pass-through rights to ERICSSON's patents... essential patents. If they do not buy ASICs from us then they will have to talk to ERICSSON about any patent portfolio that they have.
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... but unfortunately that question does not adress whether or not the pass through goes beyond WCDMA to GSM/GPRS/EDGE in UMTS ASICS.
There is an interesting recent post on pass throughs to QUALCOMM here:
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Best,
- Eric - |
