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To: gdichaz who wrote (29453)	8/5/2000 11:23:39 AM
From: Don Mosher	Respond to of 54805

Dear Cha2, I agree with the major thrust of Vigilante's argument, that Know-How is as important a form of knowledge as the set of claims in a patent. A patent, however, does create a legal monopoly. QCOM continues to use its patent strength in both the parent and its child, SPINCO. Cross-licensing does not give it away. In both DWDM and CDMA, technologies on the leading edge of knowledge development and application, the introduction of networks is complex and difficult. Much of the know-how is not even written down; it is knowledge-in-use that is powerful,and, in this instance, as Vigilante claimed, it "represents one of the supreme intellectual and engineering triumphs of the age." I hope in the not too distant future, when time allows and my thoughts clarify, to examine aspects of patents, nondisclosure agreements, and know-how as forms of knowledge. I will use examples from QCOM and Gemstar that several members of this thread have posted to illustrate some points in my analysis. I am glad Cha2 that you found my prior post helpful, and I give Vigilante's ideas my unqualified endorsement. Of course, Vigilante does not need either my help or my endorsement here. His ideas speak for themselves; they simply seem to ring true to us, even without logic lessons (VBG). Don