Comments on: Qualcomm Executives Look for Industry Rebound Next Summer http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/10/qualcomm-executives-look-for-industry-rebound-next-summer/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: andy evan http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/10/qualcomm-executives-look-for-industry-rebound-next-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-43172 andy evan Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:18:09 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=6796#comment-43172 Issues with litigation and IP are just the result of a patent system thats plays into the hands of any company with enough laywers to turn it into a business. Companies with cash patent anything standing with as wide patents as possible, then they use these in court (whether they eventually stand up or not) to tie up competitors and limit their ability to go to market and compete with them. Alternatively a small company (or individual) patents an idea and a big company just copies it. That big company knows that it can buy more time in court and probably will just kill the small company in litigation. If the big company thinks it will lose it just settles out of court and pays for the technology, which it would have had to anyway if it played straight. So they can't lose. Thats the way business is played and you can't blame companies for doing it. Unless theres some way to change the regulations they will keep doing it. While you can still patent obviously darwinian things like one click purchase on the web this is going to continue. Issues with litigation and IP are just the result of a patent system thats plays into the hands of any company with enough laywers to turn it into a business.
Companies with cash patent anything standing with as wide patents as possible, then they use these in court (whether they eventually stand up or not) to tie up competitors and limit their ability to go to market and compete with them.
Alternatively a small company (or individual) patents an idea and a big company just copies it. That big company knows that it can buy more time in court and probably will just kill the small company in litigation. If the big company thinks it will lose it just settles out of court and pays for the technology, which it would have had to anyway if it played straight. So they can’t lose.
Thats the way business is played and you can’t blame companies for doing it. Unless theres some way to change the regulations they will keep doing it.
While you can still patent obviously darwinian things like one click purchase on the web this is going to continue.

]]> By: “Economic Downturn means it’s likely the wireless industry will stay with 3G technologies for the foreseeable future” « http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/10/qualcomm-executives-look-for-industry-rebound-next-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-42499 “Economic Downturn means it’s likely the wireless industry will stay with 3G technologies for the foreseeable future” « Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:02:49 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=6796#comment-42499 [...] Qualcomm executives also reported that sales of 3G handsets based on Qualcomm technology have increa... [...] [...] Qualcomm executives also reported that sales of 3G handsets based on Qualcomm technology have increa… [...]

]]> By: Abner Tripleday http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/10/qualcomm-executives-look-for-industry-rebound-next-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-42484 Abner Tripleday Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:09:29 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=6796#comment-42484 It's too bad writer Bigelow is unable to get to the heart of matters with Broadcom. Instead he scrabbles on the surface, involved with the shallow headlines of court failures generated by the lack of integrity and the ineptitude of the dismissed former Qualcomm legal department chief, Mr. Lou Lupin. Too bad Paul Jacobs didn't recognize that situation in time, or understand his responsibilities when he was head of Qualcomm Digital Cinema, but that tarnish is superficial in the light of Qualcomm's contributions to this enormous and important industry. The core realities of Broadcom are reflected in the depravities and conniving revealed about it's founders this past year. Heck of a legal department though. It’s too bad writer Bigelow is unable to get to the heart of matters with Broadcom. Instead he scrabbles on the surface, involved with the shallow headlines of court failures generated by the lack of integrity and the ineptitude of the dismissed former Qualcomm legal department chief, Mr. Lou Lupin. Too bad Paul Jacobs didn’t recognize that situation in time, or understand his responsibilities when he was head of Qualcomm Digital Cinema, but that tarnish is superficial in the light of Qualcomm’s contributions to this enormous and important industry.

The core realities of Broadcom are reflected in the depravities and conniving revealed about it’s founders this past year. Heck of a legal department though.

]]> By: Minding Your Business » Blog Archive » Wednesday Business Briefing http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/10/qualcomm-executives-look-for-industry-rebound-next-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-42471 Minding Your Business » Blog Archive » Wednesday Business Briefing Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:05:42 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=6796#comment-42471 [...] * Qualcomm sees industry rebound next summer [...] [...] * Qualcomm sees industry rebound next summer [...]

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