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To: gdichaz who wrote (17212)	10/26/1998 7:08:00 PM
From: Dave	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

gidchaz: For the record, I am skeptical of anyone stating that they have a "blocking" patent. I am an extremely firm believer in there is more than one way from point A to point B, the simplest being a straight line. Furthermore, even if we assume that Ericsson, or Qualcomm, has blocking patent(s), it doesn't mean that their competition can't receive a patent. The competition could receive a patent on an improvement, however that competitor would have to sign a licensing agreement with the blocking patent holder. Does that make sense? dave