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Interest in 3G and WiMax Related Patent Auction Heating Up

Press Release, Oct 28 2008

Interest in 3G and WiMax Related Patent Auction Heating Up

Potential Licensees Include Wireless Service Providers, Hardware Manufacturers and Telecommunications Providers Plus Cell Phone Equipment Manufacturers

Arcata, CA - October 21, 2008 - Carlson Wireless Technologies, Inc. announced that they are receiving an unexpected amount of interest in their sale of three patents at The Ocean Tomo Live IP Auction in Chicago on October 30.  US Patents 5,959,982; 6,693,890; and 5,745,480 are all directed to the field of telecommunication and will be offered as Lots 59, 60 and 61, respectively.

“It appears that the downturn in the stock market has sparked interest from parties looking for more secure investments in the solid ongoing value of IP patents as a way to secure future revenues,” said Jim Carlson, founder and CEO. “With WiMax, 3G and 4G markets still looking strong in these uncertain times, interest in IP like this is increasing. We have had an unexpected number of inquiries into this sale which is very encouraging. This is an exciting time for the IP marketplace and Carlson Wireless. We are looking forward to the additional capital that will help accelerate when we can get our new product line to market.”

This assessment is buoyed by the recent sale of wireless Intellectual Property (IP) by Conexant Systems Inc. of Newport Beach CA for approximately $15 million. “There are a lot of very cash rich institutions out there who are not interested in investing in equities at the moment, but which have money to burn. This presents the IP market with a tremendous opportunity,” writes Joff Wild recently in his IAM Magazine blog. “We could be about to enter a defining period in the development of the IP market place.”

Potential licensees include Wireless Service Providers, Wireless Hardware Manufacturers, Wireless Telecommunications Providers and Cell Phone Equipment Manufacturers. A sample forward citation analysis of the patents found a long list of companies holding patents that cite one or more of the patents Carlson will be auctioning.

These companies include: Alcatel-Lucent, Broadcom Corporation, California Institute of Technology, Cisco Systems, Inc., CommScope Inc., DDi Corporation, DirecTV Group Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., International Business Machines Corp., L-3 Communications Corporation, LG Electronics, Inc., LM Ericsson Telephone Co., LSI Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Corporation, Nokia Siemens Networks Oy, Nortel Networks Corp., Phonex Corporation, QUALCOMM Incorporated, Qwest Communications International Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation, Sprint Spectrum L.P., Summit Wireless, LLC, Tachyon Networks Incorporated and Texas Instruments Inc.

Ocean Tomo Auctions (www.OceanTomoAuctions.com) is known as the premier forum for the live auctioning of intellectual property assets. Ocean Tomo Auctions has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Red Herring, BusinessWeek, Reuters and many other media outlets. 

For more information on any of these Lots or to register to bid at the Ocean Tomo Fall 2008 Live IP Auction, contact Ocean Tomo directly at 312.377.4851 or auctions@oceantomo.com or visit www.OceanTomoAuctions.com.

About Carlson Wireless Technologies

Located in Arcata, California, Carlson Wireless Technologies (CWT), is a leading microwave radio manufacturer that designs and develops wireless telecommunications and broadband equipment for domestic and international markets. For more information please contact CWT directly at 707.822.7000 or info@carlsonwireless.com