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May 11, 2008
Going Solo
Last month, seven major telecommunications patent holders: Alcatel-Lucent,
Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony
Ericsson, agreed to limit patent licensing fees, so as to engender continuing
evolution of 3G mobile technologies, and limit litigation. Others were invited
to participate. Two notable holdouts: Nortel and Qualcomm.
Qualcomm has a patenting strategy of many narrow claims. It has proven a prescient strategy, particularly in light of KSR. That does not mean that Qualcomm's portfolio is unblemished, but it is of a high quality.
By contrast, Nortel's patent portfolio is full of junk. Patent Hawk has repeatedly invalidated Nortel patents.
Posted by Patent Hawk at May 11, 2008 7:22 PM | Patents In Business