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Re: Justice Dept will prevent Rockstar Bidco members from participating in the bidding for IDCC 

By: postyle in IDCC | Recommend this post (2)
Sat, 30 Jul 11 9:47 PM | 19 view(s)
Boardmark this board | InterDigital Communications 		Msg. 41880 of 48237
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I'm not concerned. The discussions and comments in the press are motivated by commercial strategy and politicking.

This is IDCC we are talking about. Little Ol' IDCC, who not long ago was just a small-cap company that nobody gave a crap about. And even now, IDCC is barely a mid cap, who controls but a mere 10%-20% of IPR for LTE. And that is a best case number.

So from my P.O.V., it's a silly notion. As long as Qualcomm and other major IPR owners exist independently (like Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, etc.), IDCC is not going to be a weapon that will stifle competition. No matter who owns that weapon. Besides, anyone who makes a bid can argue that the acquisition will bolster their cross-licensing position as well as protect them against litigation.

Defensive patents do not create anti-competition issues.




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By: okiebug in IDCC
Sat, 30 Jul 11 9:16 PM 		Msg. 41879 of 48237

Congrats to all long time share holders, and thanks for the support throughout this long ride which began in 1999 for me.

Gotta a question for ya'll concerning todays WSJ article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903635604576476430510833852.html?mod=ITP_businessandfinance_0#articleTabs%3Darticle

How will the Justice Department's probe into Rockstar Bidco affect the bidding for IDCC? The Kent Walker quotes sure appear to be Google's politicking for not over paying, and to keep this process from be a free-for-all of bidding, etc.. It looks like the Justice Dept will prevent Rockstar Bidco members from participating in the bidding for IDCC, if I am following the report, see second to last paragraph.

Thanks for your thoughts.
David

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