Apparently, QUALCOMM is in fact still QUALCOMM and they have only used the form Qualcomm for general purposes not requiring the correct use of the name. I got a PM from a nameless person who got a PM from a nameless person which explained the situation.
Here it is, edited to protect the innocent:
<A boardmate on the InterDigital board in another forum that observed the SI dialogue on the QUALCOMM/Qualcomm subject shared this nugget of knowledge with me by PM ...
... As stated in the most recent 10-Q and 10-K the legal name is:
“QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)”
The latest 10-K also has the following information about names. Note that CAPS are used for all the registered names; however, according to the last sentence the noncap (Qualcomm) is used throughout the document.
"TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES
QUALCOMM®, QUALCOMM Wireless Business SolutionsÒ, OmniTRACS®, OmniVision™, GlobalTRACS™, T2™, T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS™, TrailerTRACS®, TruckMAIL™, OmniExpress®, QConnectÒ, QCT-Ò, MSM™, CSM™, Snapdragon™, Wireless Reach™, gpsOne™, SnapTrackÒ, BREWÒ, BREW SDKÒ, BINARY RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT FOR WIRELESSÒ, MediaFLO USA™, MediaFLO™, FLO™, FLASH-OFDM®, RadioRouter®, deliveryOne™, QPoint™, uiOne™, FlarionÒ, BerkanaÒ and QChat® are trademarks and/or service marks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. QUALCOMM, QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions, QWBS, QUALCOMM Enterprise Solutions, QES, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, QCT, QUALCOMM Technology Licensing, QTL, QUALCOMM Wireless Systems, QWS, QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet, QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet Group, QWI, QUALCOMM Internet Services, QIS, QUALCOMM Government Technologies, QGOV, QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, QMT, QUALCOMM Technologies & Ventures, QUALCOMM MediaFLO Technologies, QUALCOMM Flarion Technologies, QUALCOMM Global Development, QUALCOMM Global Trading, QGT, QUALCOMM Strategic Initiatives, QSI, MediaFLO USA, Spike, SnapTrack are trade names of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
cdmaOne® is a trademark of the CDMA Development Group, Inc. CDMA2000® is a registered trademark and certification mark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Globalstar™ and Globalstar® are a trademark and service mark, respectively, of Globalstar, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks and/or trade names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.
In this document, the words “Qualcomm,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to QUALCOMM Incorporated and not any other person or entity." ###
From '84 forward I worked for a ... multinational company that like InterDigital (e.g.), contained a 2nd cap letter in their name, .... they'd formally eliminated the 2nd cap. It took me awhile to consistently adjust to the change. I believe they had actually formally changed the firm name and registered the new one in Delaware where they are incorporated. Unlike Qualcomm they had reflected the change in the corporate logo, so it was a rather expensive move (signage, stationary, labeling, packaging, etc.) and TEXACO/Texaco has been through several of those ...
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So, it's back to QUALCOMM for me. its up to qualcomm management if they want to use the wrong name lower case without punctuation is considered cool in the geek generation though they might use apostrophe's sometime's speling is not so fssy deez days ithur so sum change is gud 4 qualcomms rep
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