Rajala & Dave,
UWCC and NA GSM Alliance suggests, with bias, that CDMA has just shifted the other way in the "swinging of the pendulum". Other than now muddying the IPR waters, can either of you demonstrate evidence that this is the case?
Any comment on Philips legal counsel's ability to judge the validity of Qualcomm's IPRs as they related to W-CDMA:
QUALCOMM and Philips Enter into License Agreement Covering cdmaOne and W-CDMA
SAN DIEGO - March 30, 1998 - QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Philips Consumer Communications LP (PCC) today announced that they have entered into a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) royalty-bearing, cross-license agreement together with Philips Electronics NV. Under terms of the agreement, QUALCOMM granted PCC a license under certain of its patents to develop, manufacture and sell CDMA subscriber units including those for cdmaOne applications, and for the proposed European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) standard being referred to as "W-CDMA." Philips granted QUALCOMM a license under certain of Philips' patents for its own use and for sale of CDMA products.
The agreement also amicably settles litigation between QUALCOMM and U.S. Philips Corporation which addressed the validity of certain of Philips' patents and sought a determination that QUALCOMM's products are not infringing.
"We are pleased to be able to settle our differences with Philips and expect to continue the important positive business relationships that the companies have established over the years," said Harvey White, president of QUALCOMM. "With Philips' resources and reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality consumer products, we expect Philips to make a major contribution to the overall worldwide growth of the CDMA market."
Added Terry Vega, PCC's executive vice president, wireless products, "PCC is a technology neutral company that is committed to advancing all of the current infrastructure standards and we believe that this agreement will aid us in further establishing ourselves in the important CDMA technology sector." |
