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To: Ruffian who wrote (16954)	10/23/1998 6:36:00 AM
From: Dave	Respond to of 152472

Michael: One problem, whatever the US PTO does, it does in secrecy. The prosecution history of a patent and all patent applications pending are condidered secret, albeit that agency is not as secretive as CIA or NSA... I forgot to mention, Ericsson could have applied for the re-exam themselves to ensure that the patent would not be invalidated in court. While most patent applications may go to a junior examiner, Senior examiners and/or those best skilled in the art examine all Re-Exam applications. Therefore, while the scope of Ericsson's claims may have been limited, I would venture to assume that Qualcomm has less of a chance to invalidate one of Ericsson's Re-examined patents. dave