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SiRF And Qualcomm Sign Mutual Patent Non-Assertion Agreement

SiRF's patent portfolio also includes some of the early GPS patents that SiRF acquired through its acquisition of Conexant's GPS business in 2003, and Motorola's GPS assets in 2005.
by Staff Writers
San Jose CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2008
SiRF Technology Holdings has announced that SiRF and Qualcomm have signed a mutual Patent Non-Assertion Agreement covering each party's patent portfolio.

"As an innovation driven company, we respect Qualcomm's vast intellectual property portfolio," said Kanwar Chadha, founder of SiRF Technology.

"We believe that this agreement between leading innovators of AGPS enabled location technology will help expand the market for location enabled products, services and content, while enabling each of us to compete in the market place based on product merits."

During the last 13 years, SiRF has built a patent portfolio in the location technology field that includes more than 250 patents awarded worldwide and more than 370 additional patent applications pending.

SiRF's patent portfolio also includes some of the early GPS patents that SiRF acquired through its acquisition of Conexant's GPS business in 2003, and Motorola's GPS assets in 2005.

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New York NY (SPX) Oct 13, 2008
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