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To: Dibbs who wrote (59595)	2/1/2007 12:39:52 PM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (2) of 197244

Qualcomm and Nokia to seek relationship guidanceRelate on standby By Bill Ray Published Tuesday 9th January 2007 14:03 GMT Cross-licensing negotiations between Qualcomm and Nokia have broken down to the point that arbitration might be necessary to get the parties together before their current agreement expires in April. In an interview with Reuters, Qualcomm chief executive Paul Jacobs said the idea of bringing in an arbitrator had been discussed as "We aren't making much progress on the substantive issues." Qualcomm makes much of its money from technology licensing; the ownership of key technologies used in CDMA networks has been important to the company, though as networks migrate to 3G and beyond that will be a less reliable revenue generator. While it does own some property in W-CDMA (3G GSM technology) it is not as significant as the virtual monopoly it has had with CDMA. Frequently accused of manipulating standards to incorporate its technology, Qualcomm has spent an enormous amount on research and development to ensure ownership of intellectual property in a wide range of wireless standards. The whole wireless business is a nightmare of cross-licensing and patent concerns, with each company firmly convinced their IP is worth more than anyone else’s, so the fact that this agreement has stalled is unsurprising. Escalation of the spat should prove interesting as it might mean we’ll get to see who is licensing what, though the amounts paid are generally confidential.® theregister.co.uk THIS WAS LINKED FROM THE SAME UK PUBLISHER, THE REGISTER, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STORY POSTED IN PRIOR POST; I POSTED IT TO SHOW THE EUROPEAN VIEW THEY THINK QCOM MANIPULATES THE STANDARDS TO INCLUDE ITS IPR.

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