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To: w molloy who wrote (6117)	2/2/2000 5:38:00 PM
From: DaveMG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Okay. They can't or won't say which patents are essential. I can tell you though, that few Q patents are regarded as 'essential' to the operation of WCDMA. This is the platform. I bite. I'll give the stupid moron layman's rebuttal. Clarke, yourself, or Walt can provide the technical side. Even if it were true that "few Q" patents are essential, if they are THE essential patents, well then... Of course patent expiration could still be an issue.. AND...There is no logical explanation for Ericsson's settlement with QCOM other than that they concluded that they could not engineer around QCOM. Is anyone else claimimng Q's patents aren't essential?

To: w molloy who wrote (6117)	2/2/2000 6:07:00 PM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

w, if Clark were manning the phones at QCOM Investor Relations, the IDC shill might have squeezed an accurate response, assuming Clark had recently reviewed the relevant ITU platforms, the Q patent portfolio and the competing W-CDMA patent portfolio, whatever or wherever that may be. The IDC shill browbeating a $35,000 p/a assistant to Julie into saying when she stopped beating her wife doesn't tell us anything. Does he really expect a layperson is going to get on the phone with John Q. Public and spout conclusions as to IPR, when it is difficult enough for the patent bar, along with all the telecom and carrier wonks, to get straight what an essential patent is in any given area? Give me a break! Steve