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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 (72962)	1/2/2008 11:31:09 AM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 196906

HTC says Q4 sales grow washingtonpost.com By Sheena Lee Reuters Wednesday, January 2, 2008; 8:28 AM TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp (HTC) (2498.TW), the world's top smartphone maker, said on Wednesday its sales grew about 20 percent in the fourth quarter, indicating a decline in the growth rate for December. HTC had previously reported 22.3 percent sales growth in October year-on-year and 32.7 percent in November, but has yet to release its December data. Combined sales for October and November totaled T$27.6 billion ($851 million). The 20 percent growth rate for the fourth-quarter was well below a 33 percent year-on-year jump in sales expected by analysts, according to Reuters Esimates. CFO Cheng Hui-ming said a decline in the December growth rate should not come as a big surprise as the month had typically been slower for the company in the past. He said a component shortage that HTC had discussed last month due to fast growth in the 3G market was under control, although the situation remained tight. "This should not have a major impact on the first quarter," he said at an investor conference held by the Taiwan Stock Exchange. No financial forecasts were given. HTC has said it expects 2008 sales to grow about 20 percent, as the firm rolls out new models and builds up its own brand. In addition to selling its own-branded smartphones, HTC serves a clientele that includes T-Mobile (DTEGn.DE), Verizon (VZ.N), Orange (FTE.PA), NTT DoCoMo (9437.T), and PC makers Dell Inc (DELL.O) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N). (Reporting by Sheena Lee; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)

To: slacker711 who wrote (72962)	1/2/2008 4:56:16 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196906

What's left on the litigation front? I think that a list of all of the various trials has been posted (probably taken from a brokerage report), but I couldnt turn anything up in my search. Anybody have such a list handy? Slacker

To: slacker711 who wrote (72962)	1/8/2008 3:43:08 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196906

The amended IEEE, WiMAX Forum, 3GPP-ETSI FRAND policy agreements include both essential technology to core and optional use of technology (non-essential technology). How broadly that net can be cast is a matter for debate and probably tests by the courts but it is intentionally aimed at incorporating all technology used in present and evolved wireless and other systems governed by the various standards. Essential patents are not necessarily impossible to work around. Some methods used in wireless systems can be worked around if they do not impact performance or features to a degree that impacts commercial merits. Qualcomm, for example, says that they have a work around to Broadcom's H.264 patents that they have already sampled to customers. Broadcom, of course, says that they will scrutinize Qualcomm's designs and has said that they do not think the patents can be gotten around. The courts will likely have to decide as a willing agreement between these parties looks unlikely. A key issue that is being fought from several directions is how transparent companies must be in their disclosure of IPR or potential IPR used in standards. The SSO's are attempting to broaden the coverage of FRAND agreements to include both essential, optional and future use of technologies. For instance, if a company participates in a standard but latter withdraws, they are likely to remain bound by the standard under the current agreements. For that among other reasons, Qualcomm has withheld participation in some standards efforts and has, according to court rulings, attempted to get around the agreements through the use of consultants who act as surrogates to incorporate Q's IPR. And the standards groups are setting higher bars for disclosure and enforcing procedures, such as declarations at the start of meetings and references in almost all conceivable documents.