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To: straight life who wrote (15271)	9/21/1998 11:24:00 AM
From: Dave	Respond to of 152472

Taichi: RE: How about this: Europe wants to go W-CDMA. Q has the patents. Why? Q INVENTED the technology for using CDMA for wireless communications. One problem here, Taichi, I know for a fact that the Q has the disputed coverage in the United States. However, US patents are not enforceable in another country. If they filed at the EPO (European Patent Office) and received a patent, then they have coverage. However, some companies do not file patent applications under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty). They, instead, choose to file just in the US. dave

To: straight life who wrote (15271)	9/22/1998 3:11:00 AM
From: Rajala	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

>How about this: Europe wants to go W-CDMA. Q has the patents. Why? Q INVENTED the technology for using CDMA for wireless communications. > >If it wasn't for Q there'd BE NO W-CDMA for Europe to move to. Or attempt to STEAL. > >But that's Europe for you: a bunch of pinko sissies who attempt to steal the ideas of others and rename them for use behind the high and forbidding tariff-strewn walls of FESTUNG EUROPA; puh- leeze GIVE me a break! Taichi, you did not understand my posting. I'll type it slowly: Business Week had an article. Article said all the key QCOM patents had been left out from the current W-CDMA proposal. QCOM's other position on the ETSI standard is also somewhat weak: Europe should not be allowed to accept a standard that QCOM does not do since it would constitute a trade barrier. Some royalties can be expected but only AFTER some QCOM stuff has been weaved into the standard. So there's no stealing by devious European pinko sissies, - rajala