Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Nokia Corp. (NOK) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eric L who wrote (4727)	3/29/2007 8:41:21 PM
From: masa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

Hmm. I think QCOM vs. NOK patent battle is actually not even started yet, really. Both companies have a huge amount of patents (here a couple of weak GSM patents do not even count) and some of them aren't even related to (W)CDMA or GSM. I admit I don't know how this all is going to end (or I do: there will be some kind of agreement, but obviously Nokia has decided not to blink first, as they did last time). Now, actually non-standard-based patents may be crucial (well, quite surprisingly, like that famous, even though weak, power saving patent from Broadcom, that is being handled by ITC now). I happen to know that Nokia has some good ones (but also Qualcomm may have them). The point is that when they are not standard related, Nokia has no oblication to license them to anybody.