To: carranza2 who wrote (48515 ) 11/7/2005 4:16:30 PM From: DWB Read Replies (1) | Respond to My attempts to parse what seems like the opposing press releases....Qualcomm accused Nokia of infringing its patents by making or selling products in the United States that comply with GSM standards. It said the lawsuit affected 11 Qualcomm patents and one belonging to its wholly owned subsidiary, SnapTrack Inc. Translation: You play with fire... you get burned. "Until recently, we had been led to believe that these issues might be resolved cooperatively and amicably," Qualcomm lawyer and Senior Vice President Louis M. Lupin said. Translation: We told them we weren't going to lower our rates for WCDMA, and that it would be unwise to push the matter in the press... because that 3-legged patent/royalty/technology stool they were standing on looked a bit wobbly... we hadn't even gotten to negotiations when they went running to the EC for relief... "However, it now appears that a cooperative resolution of these issues is quite unlikely and we must move forward with the litigation in order to protect our rights and to get these issues resolved," Lupin added in a statement. Translation: When they passed out after holding their breath during our talks, we figured we weren't going to get much farther without help from the courts... Nokia said Qualcomm has a duty to license the patents for the technology on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Translation: Can you believe they want us to pay for GSM???? The AUDACITY! "Nokia is disappointed Qualcomm has taken this step given they have yet to engage in any licensing negotiations concerning these matters," it said. Translation: We left the room after they told us we'd have to pay up for that GSM technology we've been freeloading for the last few years... so they never got a chance to tell us how much we'd have to pay... brilliant, huh? Nokia also criticized the timing of the lawsuit, which came less than two weeks after it and five other companies complained to the European Commission about Qualcomm's competitive practices. Translation: How obvious that they're just trying to distract everyone from the REAL issues here... If the 'suit don't fit.. you must acquit!
