Clarification of statement in Nikkei Newspaper
Date: Thursday, September 3 1998
Clarification of statement in Nikkei Newspaper
Clarification regarding a statement by Ericsson CEO Sven-Christer Nilsson that
was incorrectly represented in an interview published in Nikkei Newspaper,
Japan.
In response to a question about whether Ericsson is willing to pay royalties
to the American company Qualcomm, Sven-Christer Nilsson stated that Ericsson
always is prepared to pay compensation for valid intellectual property rights
based on reasonable terms and that, similarly, Ericsson expects respect and
compensation for its IPR's.
Sven-Christer Nilsson is an optimist and therefore hopes that Ericsson can
reach an amicable solution both for the standards and the IPR issue in further
talks.
This clarification should be seen in the light of the fact that, despite
thorough investigation, Ericsson has found no reason to believe that ETSI's
present WCDMA standard would infringe upon any valid IPR's claimed by
Qualcomm.
Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their
combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom
systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications.
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