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

To: matherandlowell who wrote (50715)	3/1/2006 3:41:11 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197227

To which patents does the FRAND language apply? Those that enable UMTS. For antitrust reasons, I am sure that Q offers all patents on a FRAND basis. Something very interesting was said by Q in the pleadings in the BRCM vs. Q case pending in NJ--when negotiations were ongoing, BRCM suddenly withdrew after taking the position that it was owed royalties on whatever IPR it was offering to x-license to Q and that it should not have to pay any royalties at all to Q for its IPR, which of course includes IPR that enables WCDMA. In other words, the proposal by BRCM would have been royalty bearing for BRCM only. When Q refused such outrageous terms, BRCM got in a huff and quit negotiating.