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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (75475)	7/6/2000 1:51:52 PM
From: FR1	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Perhaps you can clarify things for me. I thought that QCOM had a patent on anything that uses CDMA technology. In fact that is the basis of the patent itself. So what line of reasoning are the WCDMA people using that gets them to the point where they can use CDMA technology without paying any patent fees? Are they claiming that WCDMA is a totally new technology and so different from CDMA that the patents do not apply? Is the battle plan to go to Euro courts who will say WCDMA is outside the CDMA patent because it is so different? If this is true, it would seem that there would be a major court case going on right now WCDMA people vs CDMA people. Is there one? ****************************************** One other thing I would like your comment on: When are the first 3G products going to hit the market? Christmas?