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To: Dave who wrote (17064)	10/23/1998 11:06:00 PM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Dave, unfortunately, you missed my point, or I was not as clear as I should have been. Just because there are two ways to accomplish a result, they need not infringe on one another--nor block one another. The difference is in the details. While Qcom's method may work efficiently under cdma protocols, the Ericy method might "work" but not efficiently or practically under cdma. The difference may depend on other factors of how the two platforms work. In other words, Qcom could have a better way to do the soft handoff for cdma than if the Ericy method when applied to cdma. The fact is you can't monopolize through patent protection the concept of handing off from one cell to another but only the precise method used, and small differences in how it's accomplished can make a big difference as to whether it works in an acceptable manner in the real world. I think that the folks who have been disagreeing with you vociferously, have been focusing on the details, technical requirements of how cdma works rather than the broad question of the ability to conceptually have two different methods, both patentable.