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

To: slacker711 who wrote (61161)	3/19/2007 5:51:25 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197012

The first of the four or five core CDMA patents begin to expire this year, if I recall correctly. If my memory is not as rusty as I think it is, the spread spectrum patent expires this year, with the rest following shortly afterwards, depending on when they were granted or applied for. The rule is 17 years from date of issue or 20 years from date of application. The last one expires in 2010 or 2011, but look for yourself as my memory is not what it used to be. Since these patents are expiring, it makes sense to mark the license as "paid" for these patents and not expect to be paid for them in the future. However, these core patents have been built upon substantially by Q. I doubt seriously that the new stuff expires any time soon. It is no doubt as essential as the old patents which are expiring. Viewed in this way, what Q has done makes sense.