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

To: benhorseman who wrote (67779)	8/17/2007 4:58:57 AM
From: scratchmyback	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 197214

There is now a special page for IPR (and Qualcomm...) related stuff at Nokia's home page: nokia.com The podcast with Rick Simonson should be interesting. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - nokia.com Nokia Requests ITC Investigation into Qualcomm Unfair Trade Practices and Patent Infringement August 17, 2007 Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Qualcomm has engaged in unfair trade practices through infringing 5 Nokia patents in its CDMA and WCDMA/GSM chipsets. Nokia is requesting that the ITC initiate an investigation and issue an exclusion order to bar importation to the United States of infringing Qualcomm chipsets, and products such as handsets, containing the infringing chipsets. Qualcomm's unfair trade practices include importing products, selling products for importation, and/or selling products after importation, and inducing others to import products such as handsets, that infringe Nokia patented technology in certain Qualcomm GSM/WCDMA and CDMA2000 chipsets. The patents in question relate to technologies that improve the performance and efficiency of wireless communication devices as well as enabling lower manufacturing costs, smaller product size and increased battery life. These technologies are important to Nokia's success as they allow its products to have competitive advantages over those of competitors. "There is significant evidence to warrant an ITC investigation into Qualcomm's business conduct," said Rick Simonson, chief financial officer, Nokia. "We are taking this action to stop Qualcomm's practice of copying Nokia's patented technology, without permission, and making these innovations available to its chipset customers. "We are seeking the same remedies Qualcomm has sought against Nokia in multiple venues around the world. Nokia will continue to ensure its rights and competitive advantage is protected," Simonson added. Nokia has built one of the strongest and broadest IPR portfolios in the wireless industry over the last 15 years through extensive investments in research and development. Nokia will continue to vigorously defend itself against the infringement and unauthorized use of its intellectual property. **A podcast with Rick Simonson, Nokia Chief Financial officer will be available at www.nokia.com/press/ipr

To: benhorseman who wrote (67779)	8/17/2007 7:50:02 AM
From: JohnG	Respond to of 197214

Nokia's ITC Complaint-- In as much as we have the NOK-QCOM disagreement in arbitration, I suppose this latest complaint means NOK is trying really hard to avoid arbitration and use the ITC to take a one sided shipe at QCOM. The I TC is such a Narrow, Myopic forum that it is in the process of perpetuating and expanding itself by deciding patent disputes. Is it for sure that the NOK-QCOM dispute is going to arbitration. The whole business of applying random patents to high tech devices where thousands of patents are involved needs some legislative work. The law is supposed to provide a reasonable settlement in a reasonable amount of time. Injunctive relief applied after a technology has matured is a tricky matter. Injunctine relief applied in building a device where thousands of patents are involved weighs heavily against rapid innovation and the public interest. Ihe model of forcing someone to tear down a building when he constructs it on your land without permission simply does not apply to modern technology IP.