The LTE industry's first large patent pool will be announced in the late summer or early fall,nsaid Roger Ross, the president of the group, Via Licensing. More than 20 patent holders,nincluding big names, have signed on, said Ross and Joe Alfred, the director of patent licensingnand sales at AT&T, a member of the pool. Neither man would identify other members orndiscuss the number of patents involved or the royalty rates that the pool will ask for licenses.
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