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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steven L. Whitehurst who wrote (50661)	2/28/2006 9:32:23 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197214

That's a very interesting document. This is what I get out of it: 1.- The POS wants royalty rates that are equal to those offered Q's customers regardless of whether they buy chips from Q. This is nothing new. 2.- The value of the dispute is in the US$1 billion range. This is new. 3.- Newer and presumably more valuable patents [OFDM, HSDPA, HSUPA, MIMO, etc.] are being negotiated thanks to expiring licenses or because they aren't part of existing licenses thanks to their relative youth. The deals offered are perhaps a bit more expensive than the makers are accustomed to paying. Hence, the complaints and the litigation.