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4G INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ROYALTIES


AN ANALYSIS OF LTE, WIMAX AND UMB

TECHNOLOGIES KEY MARKET FORECASTS END USE MARKETS


• LTE • IP Filings by Company And • Cellular Handsets
• WiMAX Technology, January 1981-
August 2007
• UMB
• Filing Velocity by Company,
• Beamforming January 1981-August 2007
• Fast Power Control • Citation Analysis by Company,
• Hybrid ARQ Technology and Patent Office,
• MIMO January 1981-August 2007
• OFDM • Standards Body Participation
• OFDMA • Likely Royalty Rate Scenarios
by Technology, 2006-2012
• SC-FDMA
• SDMA.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1. 3.1.3 Potential Outcomes and Likely Summary
Executive Summary Results 4.5 MIMO
1.1 What Are the Technologies at the Center of 3.2 The WIMAX Stance on IP 4.5.1 Filed Applications
4G Development? 3.3 Operator Pressure and the NGMN Group 4.5.2 Patent Velocity
1.1.1 Beamforming 3.4 The Growing Functionality of Devices 4.5.3 Citation Analysis
1.1.2 Fast Power Control 3.5 Does More Mean Less, or Less Mean 4.5.4 Company-Specific Details
1.1.3 Hybrid ARQ More? 4.5.4.1 Ericsson MIMO Summary
1.1.4 MIMO Section 4. 4.5.4.2 France Telecom MIMO
1.1.5 OFDM Who Owns What: The Intellectual Property Summary
1.1.6 OFDMA Profile 4.5.4.3 Fujitsu MIMO Summary
1.1.7 SC-FDMA 4.1 Introduction and Methodology 4.5.4.4 InterDigital MIMO Summary
1.1.8 SDMA 4.2 Beamforming 4.5.4.5 LG MIMO Summary
1.1.9 Summary Company Position 4.2.1 Filed Applications 4.5.4.6 Lucent MIMO Summary
1.2 Standards Body Activity 4.2.2 Patent Velocity 4.5.4.7 Matsushita MIMO Summary
1.3 LTE Royalty Rates 4.2.3 Citation Analysis 4.5.4.8 Mitsubishi MIMO Summary
1.4 WiMAX Royalty Rates 4.2.4 Company-Specific Details 4.5.4.9 Nokia MIMO Summary
1.5 UMB Royalty Rates 4.2.4.1 Ericsson Beamforming 4.5.4.10 NTT MIMO Summary
1.6 Conclusions Summary 4.5.4.11 Philips MIMO Summary
Section 2. 4.2.4.2 Hughes Network Systems 4.5.4.12 Qualcomm MIMO Summary
Importance of IP in 4G Technology Beamforming Summary 4.5.4.13 Samsung MIMO Summary
Development 4.2.4.3 Intel Beamforming Summary 4.5.4.14 Sanyo MIMO Summary
2.1 Historical Role of IP in Technology Markets 4.2.4.4 InterDigital Beamforming 4.5.4.15 Sony MIMO Summary
2.2 Does IP Stifle Innovation? Summary 4.5.4.16 TI MIMO Summary
2.2.1 FRAND, Transparency, and 4.2.4.5 Korea Electronics Telecom 4.5.4.17 Toshiba MIMO Summary
Bilateralism Beamforming Summary 4.6 OFDM
2.2.2 The NGMN Initiatives 4.2.4.6 Lucent Beamforming 4.6.1 Filed Applications
2.2.3 Companies Outside Industry Summary 4.6.2 Patent Velocity
Initiatives and Lack of Enforceability 4.2.4.7 Navini Networks Beamforming 4.6.3 Citation Analysis
2.2.4 Arguments for IP Stifling Innovation Summary 4.6.4 Company-Specific Details
2.2.5 Arguments Against IP Stifling 4.2.4.8 Nokia Networks Beamforming 4.6.4.1 Alcatel OFDM Summary
Innovation Summary 4.6.4.2 AT&T OFDM Summary
2.2.6 Some Conclusions 4.2.4.9 Philips Beamforming 4.6.4.3 Cisco OFDM Summary
2.3 Why Is IP an Issue Now? Summary 4.6.4.4 Ericsson OFDM Summary
2.3.1 Technology Upgrade Cycle 4.2.4.10 Qualcomm Beamforming 4.6.4.5 Hitachi OFDM Summary
2.3.2 Competitive Pressures and Summary 4.6.4.6 Intel OFDM Summary
Precedent 4.2.4.11 Samsung Beamforming 4.6.4.7 InterDigital OFDM Summary
2.3.3 The Evolving Role of IP and Summary 4.6.4.8 Kenwood OFDM Summary
Company Realization of its Importance 4.2.4.12 Siemens Beamforming Summary 4.6.4.9 Korea Electronics Telecomm
2.3.4 Stock Price 4.3 Fast Power Control OFDM Summary
2.4 What Are the Technologies at the Center of 4.3.1 Filed Applications 4.6.4.10 LG OFDM Summary
4G Development? 4.3.2 Patent Velocity 4.6.4.11 Lucent OFDM Summary
2.4.1 Standards 4.3.3 Citation Analysis 4.6.4.12 Matsushita OFDM Summary
2.4.1.1 Long-Term Evolution (LTE) 4.3.4 Company-Specific Details 4.6.4.13 Motorola OFDM Summary
2.4.1.1.1 LTE Information Flow 4.3.4.1 Alcatel Fast Power Control 4.6.4.14 Nokia OFDM Summary
2.4.1.1.2 Why LTE, Why Now? Summary 4.6.4.15 Nortel OFDM Summary
2.4.1.1.3 Participants 4.3.4.2 Ericsson Fast Power Control 4.6.4.16 NTT OFDM Summary
2.4.1.1.4 IP Licensing Stance Summary 4.6.4.17 Philips OFDM Summary
2.4.1.2 WIMAX 4.3.4.3 LG Fast Power Control 4.6.4.18 Qualcomm OFDM Summary
2.4.1.2.1 802.16-2004: “Fixed Summary 4.6.4.19 Samsung OFDM Summary
WiMAX” 4.3.4.4 Motorola Fast Power Control 4.6.4.20 Sanyo OFDM Summary
2.4.1.2.2 802.16e: “Mobile Summary 4.6.4.21 Sony OFDM Summary
WiMAX” 4.3.4.5 Nokia Fast Power Control 4.6.4.22 TI OFDM Summary
2.4.1.2.3 WiBro Summary 4.6.4.23 Toshiba OFDM Summary
2.4.1.2.4 Background 4.3.4.6 Nortel Networks Fast Power 4.7 OFDMA
2.4.1.2.5 Participants Control Summary 4.7.1 Filed Applications
2.4.1.2.6 IP Licensing Stance 4.3.4.7 Qualcomm Networks Fast 4.7.2 Patent Velocity
2.4.1.3 Ultra Mobile Broadband Power Control Summary 4.7.3 Citation Analysis
(UMB) 4.3.4.8 Samsung Networks Fast 4.7.4 Company-Specific Details
2.4.1.3.1 Participants Power Control Summary 4.7.4.1 Hanaro OFDMA Summary
2.4.1.3.2 IP Licensing Stance 4.4 Hybrid ARQ 4.7.4.2 Intel OFDMA Summary
2.4.2 Foundation Technologies 4.4.1 Filed Applications 4.7.4.3 InterDigital OFDMA Summary
2.4.2.1 Beamforming and Smart 4.4.2 Patent Velocity 4.7.4.4 Korea Electronics OFDMA
Antennas 4.4.3 Citation Analysis Summary
2.4.2.2 Fast Power Control 4.4.4 Company-Specific Details 4.7.4.5 LG OFDMA Summary
2.4.2.3 Hybrid ARQ 4.4.4.1 Ericsson Hybrid ARQ 4.7.4.6 Nokia OFDMA Summary
2.4.2.4 MIMO Summary 4.7.4.7 Qualcomm OFDMA Summary
2.4.2.5 OFDM 4.4.4.2 InterDigital Hybrid ARQ 4.7.4.8 Samsung OFDMA Summary
2.4.2.6 OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.9 TI OFDMA Summary
2.4.2.7 SC-FDM 4.4.4.3 LG Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.8 SC-FDMA
2.4.2.8 SDMA 4.4.4.4 Lucent Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.8.1 Filed Applications
4.4.4.5 Matsushita Hybrid ARQ 4.8.2 Patent Velocity
Section 3. 4.9 SDMA
Factors That May Impact 4G Royalty Summary
4.4.4.6 Motorola Hybrid ARQ 4.9.1 Filed Applications
Landscape 4.9.2 Patent Velocity
3.1 The Erosion of Qualcomm’s Position Summary
4.4.4.7 Nokia Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.9.3 Citation Analysis
3.1.1 Qualcomm’s Privileged Position 4.9.4 Company Specific Details
3.1.2 How Are Companies Eroding 4.4.4.8 Nortel Hybrid ARQ Summary
4.4.4.9 Qualcomm Hybrid ARQ 4.9.4.1 Adaptix SDMA Summary
Qualcomm’s Position? 4.9.4.2 Alcatel SDMA Summary
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4.9.4.3 Arraycomm SDMA Summary 5.1 Introduction 5.1.3.8 Philips
4.9.4.4 Intel SDMA Summary 5.1.1 Limitations and Caveats 5.1.3.9 Qualcomm
4.9.4.5 Kyocera SDMA Summary 5.1.2 Piecing Together the Landscape 5.1.3.10 Sony
4.9.4.6 Lucent SDMA Summary 5.1.2.1 Patents Landscape 5.1.3.11 TI
4.9.4.7 Matsushita SDMA Summary 5.1.2.1.1 Summary Company 5.1.3.12 Toshiba
4.9.4.8 Motorola SDMA Summary Position 5.1.4 Likely Royalty Rates
4.9.4.9 Nokia SDMA Summary 5.1.2.1.2 Patent Filing 5.1.4.1 Methodology
4.9.4.10 NTT SDMA Summary Distribution by Assignee 5.1.4.2 LTE Royalty Rates
4.9.4.11 Qualcomm SDMA Summary 5.1.2.1.3 Patent Velocity 5.1.4.3 WIMAX Royalty Rates
4.9.4.12 Radix SDMA Summary 5.1.2.1.4 Patent Citation 5.1.4.4 UMB Royalty Rates
4.9.4.13 Samsung SDMA Summary 5.1.2.2 Standards Body Activity 5.1.5 Conclusions
4.9.4.14 Sanyo SDMA Summary 5.1.3 Company-Specific Positioning Section 6
4.9.4.15 Siemens SDMA Summary 5.1.3.1 Ericsson Company Directory
4.9.4.16 Tetratech SDMA Summary 5.1.3.2 Intel
4.9.4.17 US West Technologies 5.1.3.3 InterDigital Section 7.
SDMA Summary 5.1.3.4 Lucent Acronyms
Section 5. 5.1.3.5 Matsushita Scope of Study
Expected Royalty Positions 5.1.3.6 Motorola Sources and Methodology
5.1.3.7 Nokia Notes

LIST OF CHARTS, TABLES AND FIGURES


Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Navini Networks Beamforming Most
Data segmentation and forecasts 2007 Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January
are provided as easy-to-navigate • Intel Beamforming Patent Velocity, All 1981 to August 2007
Microsoft Excel files for quick Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Navini Networks Beamforming Backward
access and smooth data control, 2007 Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices:
enabling users to integrate • Intel Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All January 1981 to August 2007
the information with their own Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Nokia Beamforming Patent Summary, All
business processes. 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Intel Beamforming Backward Citation 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January • Nokia Beamforming Patent Velocity, All
• Summary Patent Portfolio Position, As of 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
August 2007 • InterDigital Beamforming Patent 2007
• LTE Cumulative Royalty Rate Scenarios, Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Nokia Beamforming Most Cited Patents,
2006 to 2012 1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• WIMAX Cumulative Royalty Rate • InterDigital Beamforming Patent Velocity, August 2007
Scenarios, 2006 to 2012 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Nokia Beamforming Backward Citation
• UMB Cumulative Royalty Rate August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January
Scenarios, 2006 to 2012 • InterDigital Beamforming Most Cited 1981 to August 2007
• Beamforming Patent Distribution Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Philips Beamforming Patent Summary, All
Summary, All Patent Offices: January to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
1981 to August 2007 • InterDigital Beamforming Backward 2007
• Beamforming Patent Velocity Summary, Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: • Philips Beamforming Patent Velocity, All
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
August 2007 • Korea Electronics Telecomm 2007
• Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent • Philips Beamforming Most Cited Patents,
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
2007 • Korea Electronics Telecomm August 2007
• Beamforming Patent Citation Frequency Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent • Philips Beamforming Backward Citation
for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January
January 1981 to August 2007 • Korea Electronics Telecomm 1981 to August 2007
• Ericsson Beamforming Patent Summary, Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All • Qualcomm Beamforming Patent
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Summary, All Patent Offices: January
August 2007 2007 1981 to August 2007
• Ericsson Beamforming Patent Velocity, • Korea Electronics Telecomm • Qualcomm Beamforming Patent Velocity,
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Beamforming Backward Citation All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January August 2007
• Ericsson Beamforming Most Cited 1981 to August 2007 • Qualcomm Beamforming Most Cited
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Lucent Beamforming Patent Summary, Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981
to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to to August 2007
• Ericsson Beamforming Backward Citation August 2007 • Qualcomm Beamforming Backward
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January • Lucent Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices:
1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August January 1981 to August 2007
• Hughes Networks Beamforming Patent 2007 • Samsung Beamforming Patent Summary,
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Lucent Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Hughes Networks Beamforming Patent August 2007 • Samsung Beamforming Patent Velocity,
Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Lucent Beamforming Backward Citation All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January August 2007
• Hughes Networks Beamforming Most 1981 to August 2007 • Samsung Beamforming Most Cited
Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January • Navini Networks Beamforming Patent Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981
1981 to August 2007 Summary, All Patent Offices: January to August 2007
• Hughes Networks Beamforming 1981 to August 2007 • Samsung Beamforming Backward
Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent • Navini Networks Beamforming Patent Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices:
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 January 1981 to August 2007
• Intel Beamforming Patent Summary, All to August 2007 • Siemens Beamforming Patent Summary,
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All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Nokia Fast Power Control Most Cited January 1981 to August 2007
August 2007 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • LG Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All
• Siemens Beamforming Patent Velocity, All to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Nokia Fast Power Control Backward 2007
2007 Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: • LG Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent
• Siemens Beamforming Most Cited January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Nortel Networks Fast Power Control • LG Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All
to August 2007 Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Siemens Beamforming Backward Citation January 1981 to August 2007 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Nortel Networks Fast Power Control • LG Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation
to August 2007 Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Fast Power Control Patent Distribution January 1981 to August 2007 to August 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Nortel Networks Fast Power Control Most • Lucent Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All
1981 to August 2007 Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Fast Power Control Patent Velocity 1981 to August 2007 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Nortel Networks Fast Power Control • Lucent Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All
1981 to August 2007 Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Qualcomm Fast Power Control Patent • Lucent Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents,
August 2007 Summary, All Patent Offices: January All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• Fast Power Control Patent Citation 1981 to August 2007 August 2007
Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent • Qualcomm Fast Power Control Patent • Lucent Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Alcatel Fast Power Control Patent to August 2007 to August 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Qualcomm Fast Power Control Most • Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary,
1981 to August 2007 Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• Alcatel Fast Power Control Patent 1981 to August 2007 August 2007
Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Qualcomm Fast Power Control Backward • Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity,
to August 2007 Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• Alcatel Fast Power Control Most Cited January 1981 to August 2007 August 2007
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Samsung Fast Power Control Patent • Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Most Cited
to August 2007 Summary, All Patent Offices: January Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Alcatel Fast Power Control Backward 1981 to August 2007 to August 2007
Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: • Samsung Fast Power Control Patent • Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Backward
January 1981 to August 2007 Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices:
• Ericsson Fast Power Control Patent to August 2007 January 1981 to August 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Samsung Fast Power Control Most Cited • Motorola Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary,
1981 to August 2007 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• Ericsson Fast Power Control Patent to August 2007 August 2007
Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Samsung Fast Power Control Backward • Motorola Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All
to August 2007 Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Ericsson Fast Power Control Most Cited January 1981 to August 2007 2007
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Hybrid ARQ Patent Distribution Summary, • Motorola Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents,
to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• Ericsson Fast Power Control Backward August 2007 August 2007
Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: • Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity Summary, All • Motorola Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation
January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• LG Fast Power Control Patent Summary, 2007 to August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All • Nokia Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All
August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• LG Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, 2007 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Hybrid ARQ Patent Citation Frequency • Nokia Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All
August 2007 for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• LG Fast Power Control Most Cited January 1981 to August 2007 2007
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, • Nokia Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All
to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• LG Fast Power Control Backward Citation August 2007 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All • Nokia Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation
to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Motorola Fast Power Control Patent 2007 to August 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, • Nortel Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All
1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Motorola Fast Power Control Patent August 2007 2007
Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation • Nortel Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All
to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Motorola Fast Power Control Most Cited to August 2007 2007
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, • Nortel Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All
to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Motorola Fast Power Control Backward August 2007 2007
Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: • InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, • Nortel Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation
January 1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Nokia Fast Power Control Patent August 2007 to August 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Most Cited • MIMO Patent Distribution Summary, All
1981 to August 2007 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Nokia Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, to August 2007 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Backward • MIMO Patent Velocity Summary, All
August 2007 Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
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2007 • Matsushita MIMO Most Cited Patents, All 2007
• MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Sanyo MIMO Backward Citation Analysis,
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
• MIMO Patent Citation Frequency for Top • Matsushita MIMO Backward Citation August 2007
10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Sony MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent
1981 to August 2007 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Ericsson MIMO Patent Summary, All • Mitsubishi MIMO Patent Summary, All • Sony MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
2007 2007 • Sony MIMO Most Cited Patents, All
• Ericsson MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent • Mitsubishi MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Ericsson MIMO Most Cited Patents, All 2007 • Sony MIMO Backward Citation Analysis,
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Mitsubishi MIMO Most Cited Patents, All All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007
• Ericsson MIMO Backward Citation 2007 • TI MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Mitsubishi MIMO Backward Citation Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • TI MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent
• France Telecom MIMO Patent Summary, to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Nokia MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent • TI MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent
August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• France Telecom MIMO Patent Velocity, All • Nokia MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent • TI MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 • Nokia MIMO Most Cited Patents, All 2007
• France Telecom MIMO Most Cited Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Toshiba MIMO Patent Summary, All
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
to August 2007 • Nokia MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, 2007
• France Telecom MIMO Backward Citation All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Toshiba MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
to August 2007 • NTT MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent • Toshiba MIMO Most Cited Patents, All
• Fujitsu MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • NTT MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent 2007
• Fujitsu MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Toshiba MIMO Backward Citation
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • NTT MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Fujitsu MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 to August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • NTT MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, • OFDM Patent Distribution Summary, All
2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Fujitsu MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, August 2007 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Philips MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent • OFDM Patent Velocity Summary, All
August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• InterDigital MIMO Patent Summary, All • Philips MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent
2007 • Philips MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• InterDigital MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • OFDM Patent Citation Frequency for Top
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January
2007 • Philips MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, 1981 to August 2007
• InterDigital MIMO Most Cited Patents, All All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Alcatel OFDM Patent Summary, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 • Qualcomm MIMO Patent Summary, All 2007
• InterDigital MIMO Backward Citation Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Alcatel OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
to August 2007 • Qualcomm MIMO Patent Velocity, All • Alcatel OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
• LG MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 2007
• LG MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent • Qualcomm MIMO Most Cited Patents, All • Alcatel OFDM Backward Citation
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• LG MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent 2007 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Qualcomm MIMO Backward Citation • AT&T OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent
• LG MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August to August 2007 • AT&T OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
2007 • Samsung MIMO Patent Summary, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Lucent MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • AT&T OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Lucent MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent • Samsung MIMO Patent Velocity, All 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • AT&T OFDM Backward Citation Analysis,
• Lucent MIMO Most Cited Patents, All 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Samsung MIMO Most Cited Patents, All August 2007
2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Cisco OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent
• Lucent MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Samsung MIMO Backward Citation • Cisco OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Matsushita MIMO Patent Summary, All to August 2007 • Cisco OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Sanyo MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007
• Matsushita MIMO Patent Velocity, All • Sanyo MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent • Cisco OFDM Backward Citation Analysis,
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
2007 • Sanyo MIMO Most Cited Patents, All August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
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• Ericsson OFDM Patent Summary, All 2007 • Qualcomm OFDM Patent Summary, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Lucent OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Ericsson OFDM Patent Velocity, All 2007 • Qualcomm OFDM Patent Velocity, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Lucent OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007
• Ericsson OFDM Most Cited Patents, All • Lucent OFDM Most Cited Patents, All • Qualcomm OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 2007 2007
• Ericsson OFDM Backward Citation • Lucent OFDM Backward Citation • Qualcomm OFDM Backward Citation
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
to August 2007 to August 2007 to August 2007
• Hitachi OFDM Patent Summary, All • Matsushita OFDM Patent Summary, All • Samsung OFDM Patent Summary, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 2007 2007
• Hitachi OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent • Matsushita OFDM Patent Velocity, All • Samsung OFDM Patent Velocity, All
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Hitachi OFDM Most Cited Patents, All 2007 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Matsushita OFDM Most Cited Patents, All • Samsung OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Hitachi OFDM Backward Citation 2007 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Matsushita OFDM Backward Citation • Samsung OFDM Backward Citation
to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Intel OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent to August 2007 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Motorola OFDM Patent Summary, All • Sanyo OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent
• Intel OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 • Sanyo OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
• Intel OFDM Most Cited Patents, All • Motorola OFDM Patent Velocity, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Sanyo OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
2007 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Intel OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, • Motorola OFDM Most Cited Patents, All 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Sanyo OFDM Backward Citation
August 2007 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• InterDigital OFDM Patent Summary, All • Motorola OFDM Backward Citation to August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Sony OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent
2007 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• InterDigital OFDM Patent Velocity, All • Nokia OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent • Sony OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
2007 • Nokia OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent • Sony OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
• InterDigital OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Nokia OFDM Most Cited Patents, All 2007
2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Sony OFDM Backward Citation Analysis,
• InterDigital OFDM Backward Citation 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Nokia OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, August 2007
to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • TI OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent
• Kenwood OFDM Patent Summary, All August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Nortel OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent • TI OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Kenwood OFDM Patent Velocity, All • Nortel OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent • TI OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
2007 • Nortel OFDM Most Cited Patents, All • TI OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All
• Kenwood OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007
2007 • Nortel OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, • Toshiba OFDM Patent Summary, All
• Kenwood OFDM Backward Citation All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 August 2007 2007
to August 2007 • NTT OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent • Toshiba OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent
• Korea Electronics OFDM Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Summary, All Patent Offices: January • NTT OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent • Toshiba OFDM Most Cited Patents, All
1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Korea Electronics OFDM Patent Velocity, • NTT OFDM Most Cited Patents, All 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Toshiba OFDM Backward Citation
August 2007 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Korea Electronics OFDM Most Cited • NTT OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, to August 2007
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • OFDMA Patent Distribution Summary, All
to August 2007 August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Korea Electronics OFDM Backward • Philips OFDM Patent Summary, All 2007
Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • OFDMA Patent Velocity Summary, All
January 1981 to August 2007 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• LG OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent • Philips OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent
• LG OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent • Philips OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • OFDMA Patent Citation Frequency
• LG OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent 2007 for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices:
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Philips OFDM Backward Citation January 1981 to August 2007
• LG OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Hanaro OFDMA Patent Summary, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
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2007 • Samsung OFDMA Patent Summary, All to August 2007
• Hanaro OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Alcatel SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
2007 • Samsung OFDMA Patent Velocity, All • Alcatel SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent
• Hanaro OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Alcatel SDMA Most Cited Patents, All
2007 • Samsung OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
• Hanaro OFDMA Backward Citation Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 2007 • Alcatel SDMA Backward Citation
to August 2007 • Samsung OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
• Intel OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 to August 2007 • Arraycomm SDMA Patent Summary, All
• Intel OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent • TI OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007
• Intel OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All • TI OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent • Arraycomm SDMA Patent Velocity, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 • TI OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent 2007
• Intel OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Arraycomm SDMA Most Cited Patents, All
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • TI OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to 2007
• InterDigital OFDMA Patent Summary, All August 2007 • Arraycomm SDMA Backward Citation
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • SC-FDMA Patent Distribution Summary, Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to to August 2007
• InterDigital OFDMA Patent Velocity, All August 2007 • Intel SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • SC-FDMA Patent Velocity Summary, All Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Intel SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent
• InterDigital OFDMA Most Cited Patents, 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • SC-FDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent • Intel SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent
August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• InterDigital OFDMA Backward Citation • SC-FDMA Patent Citation Frequency • Intel SDMA Backward Citation Analysis,
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: All Patent Offices: January 1981 to
to August 2007 January 1981 to August 2007 August 2007
• Korea Electronics OFDMA Patent • InterDigital SC-FDMA Patent Summary, • Kyocera SDMA Patent Summary, All
Summary, All Patent Offices: January All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
1981 to August 2007 August 2007 2007
• Korea Electronics OFDMA Patent • InterDigital SC-FDMA Patent Velocity, All • Kyocera SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent
Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
to August 2007 2007 • Kyocera SDMA Most Cited Patents, All
• Korea Electronics OFDMA Most Cited • InterDigital SC-FDMA Most Cited Patents, Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to 2007
to August 2007 August 2007 • Kyocera SDMA Backward Citation
• Korea Electronics OFDMA Backward • InterDigital SC-FDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
January 1981 to August 2007 to August 2007 • Lucent SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent
• LG OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent • Qualcomm SC-FDMA Patent Summary, Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Lucent SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent
• LG OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent August 2007 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Qualcomm SC-FDMA Patent Velocity, All • Lucent SDMA Most Cited Patents, All
• LG OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007
2007 • Qualcomm SC-FDMA Most Cited • Lucent SDMA Backward Citation
• LG OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to to August 2007 to August 2007
August 2007 • Qualcomm SC-FDMA Backward Citation • Matsushita SDMA Patent Summary, All
• Nokia OFDMA Patent Summary, All Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August to August 2007 2007
2007 • SDMA Patent Distribution Summary, All • Matsushita SDMA Patent Velocity, All
• Nokia OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 2007
• Nokia OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All • SDMA Patent Velocity Summary, All • Matsushita SDMA Most Cited Patents, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 2007 2007
• Nokia OFDMA Backward Citation • SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent • Matsushita SDMA Backward Citation
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
to August 2007 • SDMA Patent Citation Frequency for Top to August 2007
• Qualcomm OFDMA Patent Summary, All 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January • Motorola SDMA Patent Summary, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 • Adaptix SDMA Patent Summary, All 2007
• Qualcomm OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Motorola SDMA Patent Velocity, All
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
2007 • Adaptix SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent 2007
• Qualcomm OFDMA Most Cited Patents, Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Motorola SDMA Most Cited Patents, All
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to • Adaptix SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
• Qualcomm OFDMA Backward Citation 2007 • Motorola SDMA Backward Citation
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Adaptix SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981
to August 2007 Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
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• Nokia SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent 2007 • Philips Patent Portfolio Position, As of
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Tetratech SDMA Patent Velocity, All August 2007
• Nokia SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Qualcomm Patent Portfolio Position, As
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 of August 2007
• Nokia SDMA Most Cited Patents, All • Tetratech SDMA Most Cited Patents, All • Radix Patent Portfolio Position, As of
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007
2007 2007 • Samsung Patent Portfolio Position, As of
• Nokia SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, • Tetratech SDMA Backward Citation August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • Sanyo Patent Portfolio Position, As of
August 2007 to August 2007 August 2007
• NTT SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent • US West SDMA Patent Summary, All • Siemens Patent Portfolio Position, As of
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007
• NTT SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent 2007 • Sony Patent Portfolio Position, As of
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • US West SDMA Patent Velocity, All August 2007
• NTT SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Tetratech Patent Portfolio Position, As of
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 2007 August 2007
• NTT SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, • US West SDMA Most Cited Patents, All • TI Patent Portfolio Position, As of August
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007
August 2007 2007 • Toshiba Patent Portfolio Position, As of
• Qualcomm SDMA Patent Summary, All • US West SDMA Backward Citation August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 • US West Tech Patent Portfolio Position,
2007 to August 2007 As of August 2007
• Qualcomm SDMA Patent Velocity, All • Summary Patent Portfolio Position, As of • LTE Royalty Scenarios
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007 • WIMAX Royalty Scenarios
2007 • Summary Patent Filing Distribution, As of • UMB Royalty Scenarios
• Qualcomm SDMA Most Cited Patents, All August 2007 • Beamforming Patent Filing Distribution,
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Summary Patent Velocity, As of August End of August 2007
2007 2007 • Beamforming Patent Filing Velocity, End
• Qualcomm SDMA Backward Citation • Summary Top Citation Analysis, As of of August 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 August 2007 • Fast Power Control Patent Filing
to August 2007 • Adaptix Patent Portfolio Position, As of Distribution, End of August 2007
• Radix SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent August 2007 • Fast Power Control Patent Filing Velocity,
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Alcatel Patent Portfolio Position, As of End of August 2007
• Radix SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent August 2007 • Hybrid ARQ Patent Filing Distribution,
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Arraycomm Patent Portfolio Position, As End of August 2007
• Radix SDMA Most Cited Patents, All of August 2007 • Hybrid ARQ Patent Filing Velocity, End of
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • AT&T Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
2007 August 2007 • MIMO Patent Filing Distribution, End of
• Radix SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, • Cisco Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • MIMO Patent Filing Velocity, End of
August 2007 • Ericsson Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
• Samsung SDMA Patent Summary, All August 2007 • OFDM Patent Filing Distribution, End of
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • France Telecom Patent Portfolio Position, August 2007
2007 As of August 2007 • OFDM Patent Filing Velocity, End of
• Samsung SDMA Patent Velocity, All • Hitachi Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007 • OFDMA Patent Filing Distribution, End of
2007 • Hughes Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
• Samsung SDMA Most Cited Patents, All August 2007 • OFDMA Patent Filing Velocity, End of
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Intel Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
2007 August 2007 • SC-FDMA Patent Filing Distribution, End
• Samsung SDMA Backward Citation • InterDigital Patent Portfolio Position, As of of August 2007
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 August 2007 • SC-FDMA Patent Filing Velocity, End of
to August 2007 • Korea Electronics Patent Portfolio August 2007
• Sanyo SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Position, As of August 2007 • SDMA Patent Filing Distribution, End of
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Kenwood Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
• Sanyo SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent August 2007 • SDMA Patent Filing Velocity, End of
Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • Kyocera Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007
• Sanyo SDMA Most Cited Patents, All August 2007 • 4G Patent Filing Distribution, End of
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • LG Patent Portfolio Position, As of August August 2007
2007 2007 • 4G Cumulative Patent Filing Velocity, End
• Sanyo SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, • Lucent Patent Portfolio Position, As of of August 2007
All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 • 4G Comparison of Patent Filing
August 2007 • Matsushita Patent Portfolio Position, As Comparison by Technology, End of
• Siemens SDMA Patent Summary, All of August 2007 August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Mitsubishi Patent Portfolio Position, As of • LTE Information Flow
2007 August 2007 • Typical Representation of an OFDMA
• Siemens SDMA Patent Velocity, All • Motorola Patent Portfolio Position, As of Modulation Scheme
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August August 2007
2007 • Navini Networks Patent Portfolio Position,
• Siemens SDMA Most Cited Patents, All As of August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August • Nokia Patent Portfolio Position, As of
2007 August 2007
• Siemens SDMA Backward Citation • Nortel Patent Portfolio Position, As of
Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 August 2007
to August 2007 • NTT Patent Portfolio Position, As of
• Tetratech SDMA Patent Summary, All August 2007
Patent Offices: January 1981 to August
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