SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and HP today announced that Qualcomm
Incorporated has acquired a patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard
Company, Hewlett-Packard Development Co LP and Palm Inc. The
portfolio, comprising approximately 1,400 granted patents and
pending patent applications from the US and approximately 1,000
granted patents and pending patent applications from other
countries, covers technologies that include fundamental mobile
operating system techniques. The acquisition further enhances the
strength and diversity of Qualcomm Incorporated's industry-leading
mobile patent portfolio and will enable the company to offer even
more value to current and future licensees. The purchase price was
not publicly disclosed.
About HP
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to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and
society. With the broadest technology portfolio spanning
printing, personal systems, software, services and IT
infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers' most complex
challenges in every region of the world. More information
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About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated
(NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation
wireless communications technologies. Qualcomm's licensing business
is operated by Qualcomm Technology Licensing, or QTL, a division of
Qualcomm Incorporated, which owns the vast majority of Qualcomm's
patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its
subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research
and development functions, and substantially all of its products
and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT.
For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven
the evolution of mobile devices and digital communications
equipment, linking people everywhere more closely to information,
entertainment and each other. For more information, visit
Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in
the United States and other
countries.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Tina Asmar, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Warren Kneeshaw, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
HP Contact:
Michael Thacker
Phone: 1-650-258-3410
Email: thacker@hp.com
SOURCE Qualcomm Incorporated; HP