The Story Behind Nokia and Qualcomm

As we reported last week, Nokia, the world’s largest mobile handset vendor, and Qualcomm, the largest chipset manufacturer for cell phones, suddenly agreed to settle their legal battles over intellectual property and royalties, BusinessWeek writes—just as a pivotal court case in Wilmington, Delaware was about to get started. The two companies also set up a 15-year licensing deal.

The central issue was what Nokia and other vendors should pay to license Qualcomm’s patents for third-generation (3G) mobile technology.

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