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 : The New QUALCOMM - Coming Into Buy Range -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (827)	8/15/2007 12:12:57 AM
From: limtex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9132

MW - carra has some experience in this area. Does he agree with the arguments you put forward? Have you noticed that in his judgement Rudi presented clear evidence that at each meeting of H 264 the chairman rehearsed the declaration rules so that no-one should be in any doubt. Best, L

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (827)	8/15/2007 4:02:28 AM
From: pyslent	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9132

It's not enough to "declare" that one has patents. One also has to say what the licensing terms will be. What if one hasn't got a clue whether one will even license them or what the terms requested will be and the standard being considered is not even part of the company's business? I believe the obligation is to declare the relevant IPR and whether or not you will agreed to FRANDly licensing terms. You can say you will not agree to FRAND, which gives the standards bodies the opportunity to not include your IPR, if they can. Remember, Qualcomm declared their WCDMA IPR, and threatened to withhold it from the standard. It's very clear that QUALCOMM was so little involved in the standard that it was only by accident that some "participation" was discovered and that in a minor way. Do you believe that Qualcomm was unaware that their IPR was being used by the JVT? If not, why wouldn't they declare it, even if there were no obligation to do so, other than for nefarious reasons?