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

To: peterk who wrote (72726)	12/27/2007 5:02:08 PM
From: JeffreyHF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196652

Re: Patent Exhaustion According to Altman, Qualcomm licenses have a provision that cancels them in any jurisdiction where "patent exhaustion" is found to apply.Qualcomm's licensing page could go blank if the Supremes decide to judicially legislate what types of licensing agreements can be negotiated in arms length transactions, by sophisticated corporations.

To: peterk who wrote (72726)	12/28/2007 10:02:13 AM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196652

Briefs at Supreme Court--Quanta vs. LG on patent exhaustion. There are two merits briefs and 27 amicus briefs, including one from Qualcomm but not from Nokia although one of the trade associations may include Nokia. Links to all filed briefs are here: abanet.org Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics, Docket No. 06-937 Questions Presented Whether the Federal Circuit erred by holding, in conflict with decisions of this Court and other courts of appeals, that respondent’s patent rights were not exhausted by its license agreement with Intel Corporation, and Intel’s subsequent sale of product under the license to petitioners Merit briefs Brief for Petitioner Quanta Computer, Inc., Quanta Computer USA, Inc., and Q-Lity Computer, Inc. abanet.org Brief for Respondent LG Electronics abanet.org Amicus briefs Brief for the Antitrust Institute in Support of Petitioner Brief for the Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association, the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association, and the International Imaging Technology Council in Support of Petitioner Brief for the International Business Machines Corporation in Support of Petitioner Brief for the Consumers Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Public Knowledge in Support of Petitioner Brief for Gen-Probe Incorporated in Support of Petitioner Brief for the United States in Support of Petitioner Brief for Dell, Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Co., Cisco Systems, Inc., and Ebay, Inc., in Support of Petitioner Brief for the Computer & Communications Industry Association in Support of Petitioner Brief for the NCR Corporation in Support of Petitioner Brief for Croplife International in Support of Neither Party Brief for the Biotechnology Industry Organization in Support of Neither Party Brief for the American Seed Trade Organization in Support of Neither Party Brief for the Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada) in in Support of Neither Party Brief for MPEG LA LLC in Support of Respondents Brief for Qualcomm Inc in Support of Respondents abanet.org Brief for Technology Properties in Support of Respondent Brief for Ibiquity Digital Corporation in Support of Respondents Brief for Yahoo! in Support of Respondents Brief for Interdigital Communications, LLC and Tessera, Inc. in Support of Respondents Brief for Rembrandt IP Management, LL in Support of Respondent Brief for the Intellectual Property Owners Association in Support of Respondent Brief for Various Law Professors in Support of Respondent Brief for Aerotel, LTD., Aerotel USA, Inc., and Aerotel USA, LLC in Support of Respondent Brief for Papst Licensing GMBH & Co. KG in Support of Respondent Brief for the American Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Respondent Brief for Amberwave Systems Corp., in Support of Respondent Brief for Wi-Lan, Inc., in Support of Respondent