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Articles tagged with: CDMA2000 and Patents
Sisvel Lauches CDMA Patent Pool
Patent management firm, Sisvel cdma2000 has launched a new joint patent licensing program, or patent pool, offering a license to a collection of cdma2000 patents. The portfolio of patents included in the program are owned by France Telecom; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp; NTT DoCoMo; KPN and Siemens. Sisvel will act on behalf of the patent owners as licensing administrator for the program. more
Nokia Requests ITC Investigation into Qualcomm Trade Practices
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Nokia Counter-Sues Over Qualcomm Patents
Nokia says that it has responded to the Qualcomm lawsuit filed in the Western District of Wisconsin on 2 April, 2007. Nokia says that it remains confident that its products do not infringe either of the two Qualcomm patents-in-suit and asserts that both patents are invalid.
Nokia also filed, in the same court, patent counter assertions against Qualcomm for its infringement of six Nokia implementation patents used in Qualcomm GSM/WCDMA and cdma2000 chipsets. These six patents are not essential for the practice of standards, however they provide substantial benefits when used. more
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Nokia and Qualcomm War of Words Escalates
Both Nokia and Qualcomm have made opposing claims over the past couple of days on the level of royalty rate that Nokia is paying on WCDMA handsets. Nokia is claiming that it has paid less than 3% in royalties on WCDMA handsets, while Qualcomm rebutted this with a claim that Nokia's payments to it alone have exceeded 4%. more
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Qualcomm Responds to Nokia Lawsuits
Qualcomm has responded to Nokia's decision to file complaints against the company in Germany and the Netherlands. Although Qualcomm says that it has not seen the complaints, Nokia's press release alleges that Qualcomm's patents are exhausted with regards to Nokia's products placed on the European market that contain chipsets supplied to Nokia by Texas Instruments. more
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Alcatel-Lucent Snaps Up Nortels 3G Business
Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement with Nortel to acquire its UMTS radio access business (UTRAN) and related assets for US$320 million. This agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding Alcatel and Nortel signed on September 1, 2006. At the closing of the transaction, Alcatel-Lucent will acquire Nortel's UMTS radio access technology and product portfolio, associated patents and tangible assets as well as customer contracts. It will serve an additional sixteen UMTS customers around the world for a combined global footprint that amounts to one in four UMTS operators. more
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