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All rights reserved 2002, Alcatel, Paris
AlcatelAlcatel CompanyCompany
PresentationPresentation
March 20, 2002 Patent/ Competition Hear ingsMarch 20, 2002 Patent/ Competition Hear ings......
George B. Brunt
Senior Vice President/ GC
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AlcatelAlcatel s mission ...s mission ...
DESIGNDESIGN
DEVELOPDEVELOP
BUILDBUILD
enabling any type of content to be delivered to any type enabling any type of content to be delivered to any type
of customer anywhere in the world.of customer anywhere in the world.
Mark et innovative andcompetitive communications
network s & solut ions ...
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AlcatelAlcatelthe enabler ofthe enabler of
globalglobalcommunicationcommunication
Our positioning ...Our positioning ...
Complete portfolioof networksolutions
Global p resence
Integration capa bil i t ies
of any network type
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An unmatched p ortfol io of pr oducts andAn unmatched portfol io of products andsolutions in 2001 ...solutions in 2001 ...
Satellites:Satellites:
N4N4 wwww
DWDM & SDH:DWDM & SDH:
N1N1 wwww
wwww leaderleader
in Intell igentin Intell igentNetworksNetworks
N1 inN1 in
Contact centersContact centersATM:ATM:
N2N2 wwww
UniqueUnique
broadbandbroadband
access:access:Fixed or Mobil eFixed or Mobi le
Reliable and car ri erReliab le and car rier
gradegrade
core networkscore networks
RevenueRevenue-- readyready
value addedvalue added
applicationsapplications
CompleteComplete
professionalprofessional
servicesservices
leaderleader
in enterpri sein enterp risevoice & datavoice & data
convergenceconvergence
N1N1
IN SERVICE PROVIDERIN SERVICE PROVIDER
INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE
N1 inN1 in
BroadbandBroadband
accessaccess
N1 IN GLOBALN1 IN GLOBAL
OPTICAL TRANSPORTOPTICAL TRANSPORT
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2001 facts and figures ...2001 facts and figures ...
25,4 billion Euros sales25,4 billion Euros sales25,4 billion Euros sales
11.3% invested in Research &Development
11.3% invested in Research &11.3% invested in Research &DevelopmentDevelopment
99,000 employeesactive in 130 countries generated
Over 22,000 engineers
99,000 employees99,000 employeesactive in 130 countries generatedactive in 130 countries generated
Over 22,000 engineersOver 22,000 engineers
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Sales by segment of activi ty ...Sales by segment of activi ty ...
45%
29%
14%
12%
Carr ier Network ing
Optics
e-Business
Space & Comp onents
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We serve al l type of custom ers ...We serve al l type of customers ...
MLEs SMEs
Mobile
operatorsBSPs
CarriersISPs
Mobile
Phones
ConsumersConsumersEnterprisesEnterprises
ServiceService
ProvidersProviders
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And serve our customers wor ldwideAnd serve our customers wor ldwide
+ 500,000+ 500,000
EnterprisesEnterprises
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OpticsOptics
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AlcatelsAlcatels opticalopticalnetwork ing activit iesnetwork ing activit ies
TMN & serv ices
Submarine systems
Terrestrial systems
Fiber & cab les
Opti cal comp onents
Networkcomponents
Networksolutions
Networkintelligence
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NetworkEfficiencyan
dCapacity
Capacity
Cost
Optimization Photonic Era
DWDMSDH/ SON ET
FullyOptical
Switching& Routing
OpticalProtection
Mesh Manag edRestoration
New
Generation
Optical
Leading the optical network evolution...Lead ing the opti cal network evolution...
O ti i i t t l t fO ti i i t t l t f
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Optim izing tota l cost ofOptim izing tota l cost ofnetwork ownership (TCO)network ownership (TCO)
Cost and flexibi l i ty are today more impor tantthan cap acity for our customers
Core: Lowest costper managed bit
Metro: Lowestcost per ma naged
connection
Distributed or centra lized
network management
Alcatel s TCO
optimization
foundations
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AlcatelAlcatel R&DR&DCentersCenters
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Research & Development centersResearch & Development centers
Antwerp
Belgium
Stuttgart
Germany
Marcoussis
France
Ottawa
Canada
Dal las
USA
Shanghai
China
Alcatel R&D Sites
1 R&D center in Shangha i, Chin a
3 R&D center s in Europe:
Marcoussis, France Stuttgart, Germany
Anvers, Belgium
N
ew
2 R&D centers in Nor th Am erica:
Dallas, USA
Ottawa, Canada
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ARCHITECTS OF AN INTERNET WORLD
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AlcatelsAlcatels shared va lues ...sha red va lues ...
tFour core values:44 customer commitment: the first priority for all of uscustomer commitment: the first priority for all of us
44 innovation: goes beyond technologyinnovation: goes beyond technology
44
teamwork: behaving as a member of a single corporationteamwork: behaving as a member of a single corporation44accountability: we all share the destiny of Alcatelaccountability: we all share the destiny of Alcatel
t Through Alcatel va lues, we promote:
44 best business practicesbest business practices
44 corporate citizenshipcorporate citizenship
44 environmental concernenvironmental concern
for a for a sustainablesustainable developmentdevelopment
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In tellectua l Proper tyIntellectual Proper ty
t Patentst 6000 Patent Familiest 22,000 Individual Patents World Widet Fiber Opticst Switching
t Softwaret ADSL
t Trade Secrets
t Trademarks
t Copyrights
Intellectual Property is a Key to Alcatels success - This is particularly truein the information age as opposed to the industrial age
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AlcatelsAlcatels PositionPosition
t The Constitution of the United States provides
t Article 1, Section 8
t To promote the progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limitedTimes to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings
and Discoveries.
t Purpose of the hearing is to discuss in broad terms the meeting ofIntellectual Property protection and the protection of free competition
t Draw the line at fair competition, not free competition
Constitutionally Fair, not Free Competition!
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Why Patents Are Im por tant to AlcatelWhy Patents Are Im por tant to Alcatel
Alcatel innovates to bring value to its shareholders
Alcatel invests $3B each year of its shareholders money inresearch and development of new ideas and technologies thatwill benefit mankind.
Alcatels reward should be its enjoyment of a limited periodof time where it can profit from its true innovation withoutcompetition. This is the promise of the constitution.
There is nothing bad about a limited period free from
competition for an innovative solution to a perplexing problemthat will be contributed to the public domain at expiration.
It is unlikely that a company can long continue to makethis kind of investment in research and development ifits ability to deliver a payback to its shareholders is not
protected for a limited period of time.
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PatentsPatents
Have proliferated over the past few years
Founding Fathers thought to encourage innovation
Uncertainty with regard to Patents will chill competition
Trade Secrets are more important in a time of uncertainty
Patents are impractical for protecting early stage R&D
Value of IP staggering but so is cost of innovation
Courts no longer providing certainty
Patent Litigation is very expensive due to lack of certainty
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What is causing the increase in PatentsWhat is causing the increase in Patents
t We are in the Information Age
t With this increase in information, we can more easily identify,understand and solve problems
t We live in the Age of the Greatest Innovative Processes
t During the last 150 years we witnessed exponential growth ininnovation during the industrial age
t It will accelerate during the information age
t The focus the FTC and the Department of Justice is placing on
the innovative process is warranted to ensuret Current solutions are effective in promoting fair competition
t Public disclosure of innovative solutions
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Why the Founding Fathers encouragedWhy the Founding Fathers encouragedInnovation and Public d isclosureInnovation and Public disclosure
t The founding fathers knew that great strides would be made insociety if innovation and disclosure was encouraged.
t Innovation had been protected by non-disclosure (common lawof trade secrets).
t In order to coax companies to disclose their secrets, a timelimited monopoly was granted to those companies who woulddisclose their inventions and innovations in such a manner thatwould allow others to practice their innovations at the expirationof the period.
t This was such a divinely inspired priority that it was made a partof the Constitution of the United States, the highest law of theland.
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Patent Uncertainty wi ll Chi ll Competi tionPatent Uncertainty wi ll Chi ll Competition
Patent Process is too slowFar too many patents fail due to lack of validityObtaining and maintaining patents is expensive
and time consuming$200,000 over the lifetime of a patentNot including enforcement actions
Major patent litigation costs around $2M per
month that could be going into innovation,development and further research
There is a lack of certainty chilling innovation
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Patent Uncertainty wi ll Chi ll Competi tionPatent Uncertainty wi ll Chi ll Competition
New Companies emerging with short sightedpatent philosophyThese companies look to exploit the innovation
of smaller companies through marketingschemes and ignore IP rights as old worldIt is short-sighted because, if innovation is notprotected and encouraged, the day will come
when they run out of companies with technologyto exploit
There is a lack of certainty chilling innovation
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IP Business ModelsIP Business Models
Alcatel New World
Innovation Own R&D Acquires R&D
IP View R&D is Critical No in-house R&D
IP Investment No IP Investment
Invests in IP Reaps from IP
Reinvests in Does not reinvest in
R&D R&D
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Trade Secrets are Impor tantTrade Secrets are Impor tant
t Particularly in a time when Patents cannot be counted on to beenforceable.
t Companies hold on to their innovations as trade secrets
t Common Law trade secrets have been enforced throughout thehistory of courts.
t Trade Secrets are an important and basic property right.
t The very adoption of the patent law to encourage disclosureindicates that the founding fathers assumed as assured that everyperson would have the right to its trade secrets
t Initially, all innovation takes place in the trade secret environment
It is in the secret of the laboratory where
Innovation first takes place
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Today, even Trade Secret Law is Uncer ta inToday, even Trade Secret Law is Uncer ta in
t There is a wide disparity between the states on trade secretprotection
t This is a basic property right and should be uniform throughoutall states to maximize the encouragement of innovation
t Today Patent Law cannot be relied on to protect the theft of tradesecrets from the laboratory
t The only remedy for a company who invests in R&D to protect itsinnovation is the law of trade secrets
t inevitable disclosure injunctions should be available in all
jurisdictions through the implementation of a uniform federal tradesecret law
t A trade secret is the precursor of a patent
t Without trade secrets there would be nothing to disclose as apatent
P i d P L bP t t i d t t P t t L b t
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Patents ar e inadequate to Protect LaboratoryPatents ar e inadequate to Protect LaboratoryResearch and Innova tionResearch and Innova tion
t Patents do not become effective until issued
t The Patent issuance process takes up to 3 years (20 years insome cases)
t If a group of employees working on a highly secret and
innovative lab project are induced to leave as a groupt And they are hired by a competitor to develop substantially the
same product as they were working on in the prior employers lab
t No sale has been made
t No patent has been issued or applied for
t The only property right that exists is the trade secret
t We need a federal trade secret law as a part of our PatentProgram
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The Value of IPThe Value of IP
t It is hard to imagine the value of innovationt in terms of the benefit to society
t Car
t Phone
t Refrigerator
t Computer
t in terms of dollar value
t Billions and the Trillions
t Companies can only realize the full value in the free market with
the full protection of trade secret law and patent law combinedt We never get full value in court
t juries and judges cannot comprehend the immense value that would berealized absent the infringement
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Expensive Lit igationExpensive Lit igation
t When a party has to go to court to enforce its patent rightst There can be millions of pages of documents
t Cost can be staggering for the handling and review of thesedocuments
t
The basic issue always revolves around the belief that the partyagainst whom the patents are asserted has a reasonably goodchance of winning on the validity issue.
t If the patent is found to be valid, there is a pretty good shot onthe infringement issue.
t Patent litigation tends to settle on the courthouse steps only afterthe bulk of the expense has been made.
t Greater certainty would greatly reduce the costs of litigation.
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SummarySummary
t Alcatel is a company founded on the core principle of innovation
t Provide more and more for less and less
t Alcatel invests Billions in research and development
t Alcatel must protect its investment using the intellectual propertylaws and the fair competition laws
t If Alcatel did not protect the value of its innovations, shareholderswould soon cease to invest in a company that lets its inventionswalk out the door
t There is uncertainty in both the trade secret field and the patentfield
t Uncertainty increases costs and wastes valuable resorces