The phrase "fully paid up" for expired licenses makes no sense to me.
I believe that this is a list of the five core patents that lie at the heart of Q's invention of CDMA. The expiration dates are either 17 years from issuance or 20 years from filing....whichever is later.
So, of these five patents, the first expired in '07, but the rest expire in '09 or '10. Nokia's license likely gave them a fully paid up status about 2 1/2 to 3 years early.
Kudos to Carranza back in '01 :-)....
Message 16815077
The spread spectrum patent, 4,901,307, was issued on Feb. 13, 1990. Application date was October 17, 1986.
The power control patent, 5,056,109, was issued on October 8, 1991. Application date was Nov. 7, 1989.
The soft handoff patent, 5,101,501, was issued on March 31, 1992. Application date was Nov. 7, 1989.
The wave form patent, 5,103,459, was issued on April 7, 1992. Application date was June 25, 1990.
The rake receiver patent, 5,109,390, was issued on April 28, 1992. Application date was Nov. 7, 1989. |
