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HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. wireless technology firm and chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile , Research) is talking to potential Chinese partners to prepare for the launch of third-generation services, but its chief executive questioned on Tuesday the market prospects for a homegrown standard Beijing is pushing.

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of KSR International v. Teleflex, in which the limits of combination patents and so-called obvious patents are being considered. According to several wire reports, KSR argued that its design for adjustable vehicle accelerator pedals does not violate a patent held by Teleflex for a similar gizmo, because Teleflex did not legitimately invent anything when it combined two existing technologies in an obvious way, and does not, therefore, deserve the patent.