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智能手机上的许可费叠加： 对现代智能手机内部零部件许可费要求的调查 作者：Ann Armstrong ，Joe Mueller，Tim Syrett1 2 [工作稿 ] 智能手机产业竞争激烈，智能手机厂商在实现盈利方面面临巨大挑战。实际上，只 3 有少数几个厂商能实现这样的基本目标，即把智能手机卖到比成本更高的价格 。本文探 究了智能手机的一类成本，即声称覆盖了智能手机技术的专利的累积许可费要求。 本文作者中有人在智能手机零部件厂商中担任公司法律顾问，也有人在很多涉及智 能手机的诉讼案件中担任律师，他们都在此类成本的研究方面有着多年经验。在本文中， 我们仅以公开信息作为报告依据。对于我们在公司法务或诉讼工作中取得的必威体育官网网址许可信 息，本文中不以任何方式编报。但是，我们的集体经验使我们能够有效探究公开信息，从 而勾勒出智能手机专利许可费的总体情况。 在仅依靠公开信息的情况下，本文通过研究智能手机主要技术和零部件的潜在许可 费负担，对智能手机许可费进行了一次“自下而上”的分析。我们未听到过类似的研究。 有些研究重点关注个别技术（例如蜂窝通信功能）的许可费，而不是整个设备中广泛零部 件的许可费4 ，另外一些研究则对相关知识产权进行了量化，但是没有尝试研究伴随着这 1 Ann Armstrong is Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Intel Corp. The views expressed by Ms. Armstrong are hers and do not necessarily represent the views of Intel Corp. Joseph J. Mueller and Timothy D. Syrett are lawyers at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale Dorr LLP (“WilmerHale”). The article discusses certain WilmerHale clients, and WilmerHale has been involved in certain matters addressed in this article—some of which involve ongoing proceedings. As illustrative examples, WilmerHale represents Intel in the ongoing Federal Circuit appeal of the district court decision in Ericsson Inc. v. D-Link Sys., Inc. , No. 6:10-cv-473 (E.D. Tex.), and WilmerHale has represented Apple in a number of cases discussed herein. This article, however, includes only information that is in the public record. The views expressed are those of Mr. Mueller and Mr. Syrett and do not necessarily represent the views of WilmerHale or any of its clients. 2 The authors intend to submit the final version of this article for publication in a journal. That version may incorporate additional new data as well as refinements of th