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45533 Re: Data and Post
   No, no loaded questions from me. Thanks for your reply. I guess I am p...
zzfan   IDCC   19 Jun 2012
5:48 PM
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   "I'm positive QCOM uses IDCC's patents in some of their products....
robweis   IDCC   19 Jun 2012
3:56 PM

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Re: Data and Post

By: postyle in IDCC
Tue, 19 Jun 12 6:16 AM
Msg. 45528 of 48237
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Loop,

For some reason I get the feeling this is a trick question.... But I'll bite. Cheesy Grin

I don't know Intel's entire product line and I don't follow them that closely. All I know is that they are predominantly a chipmaker and IDCC has not been licensing their wireless protocol patents at the chip level to date. I haven't seen any terminal units made by Intel yet, and I haven't read any plans for them to get into that. I know it gets complicated when we start dealing with designers, contractors, carve outs for co-branded or collaborative efforts... but I don't think INTC is at that stage with any type of product.

In the past, when Intel wants to announce a new platform, they have partnered with manufacturers to make the prototypes and products. This is what they did with their Ultrabooks initiative recently.

And I think there is a distinction we must all make between a company using IDCC's IPR and a company being expected to take a license with IDCC.

I don't expect Intel to license with IDCC any more than I expect QCOM to license with IDCC, and I'm positive QCOM uses IDCC's patents in some of their products. (Although I don't think those products are significant in quantity.)

As for INTC's chips... I don't know how advanced they have become and if anything new by them will (now or in the future) breach a barrier in regards to needing IDCC's air interface patents... but if so, it would be news to me.