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Main Clauses
(1) Patent authorization for embedded application software;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) Authorized transfer of GSM pan-European mobile phone technology;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made according to the agreed-upon schedule.
(1) Patent authorization related to CDMA R&D, production and sales;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1)
Authorization covers EDGE wireless communications technology.
Payments under the authorization agreement commenced on July 24, 2003.
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) Essential patent authorizations needed to manufacture, use and sell
in compliance with GSM;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
Authorizations cover GSM wireless communications technologies. Royalty
payments shall be made based on production quantity, with the value of such
defined in the agreement.
(1) Authorization for digital communications patents based on TDMA and
CDMA;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) Patents necessary in the production of GSM and/or DCS 1800/1900
compliant communications devices;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) TDMA,NARROWBAND CDMA, WIDEBAND CDMA and TD/CDMA
standards compliant proprietary technology and/or patents;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) GSM/GPRS/EDGE compliant proprietary technology and/or patents;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) GSM/GPRS/EDGE compliant proprietary technology and/or patents;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) GSM/GPRS/EDGE/ CDMA/WCDMA compliant proprietary technology
and/or patents;
(2) Royalty payments shall be made in accordance with agreement terms.
(1) Mutual global strategic alliance with Brightpoint covering marketing,
purchasing and sales;
(2) Both parties agree to promote globally the sale and distribution of HTC
products.
Cellular phone sales agreement covering North and South America (exclusive
of Brazil)
(1) Purchase of CDMA IC chips;
(2) Purchase of tools used in CDMA R&D work.
Party Period of Effectiveness
Microsoft 01.01.2007 through 01.31.2009
Texas Instruments France 01.14.2000~01.13.2010
Qualcomm Incorporated 12.20.2000 until one of the following occurs to
cause expiry:
(1) one party is in breach of contract terms and
fails to rectify such within thirty (30) days of
receiving written notification from the other party.
(2) HTC no longer uses any of Qualcomm's
intellectual property rights. Qualcomm must be
notified in writing sixteen (16) days before
contract expiry is scheduled to take effect.
Ericsson Mobile Platform AB April 2003 through March 2011
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 12.15.2003 until last patent expires or
12.14.2008, whichever comes first
Nokia Corporation 01.01.2003 until last patent expires
InterDigital Technology Corporation. 12.31.2003 until last patent expires
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 01.05.2004 until last patent expires
Motorola, Inc. 12.23.2003 until either 1) HTC stops using
Motorola intellectual property rights or 2) the last
patent authorized under this agreement expires.
ALCATEL/TCL & Alcatel July 2004 through June 2009 (5 years)
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft July 2004 until last patent expires
Lucent Technologies GRL LLC July 2004 through June 2009 (5 years)
Brightpoint, Inc. 10.30.2007 through 10.29.2009. If neither party
expresses its opposition to such within ninety
(90) days of expiry, the agreement will be
extended automatically for an additional one year
period.
UTStarcom Personal Communications, July 2003 until mutual agreement to terminate
Qualcomm Incorporated. 06.11.2001 until mutual agreement to terminate
Agreement
Type
Patent
Authorization
Technology
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Technology
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Patent
Authorization
Sales &
Distribution
Agreement
Sales &
Marketing
Agreement
Purchasing
Agreement
Terms &
Conditions
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS
Principle current contractual agreements shown below were either effective as of the HTC annual report
publishing date or expired during the most recent reporting period.
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