George Medlock was quoted in an Inside GNSS article discussing the USPTO’s possible approval of a British patent that lays claim to a signal structure crafted by American and European experts to make Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system interoperable with GPS.
According to the article, should the United Kingdom be able to enforce the patents, buyers of receivers that use the signal will likely pay more, including the Department of the Interior and the Federal Aviation Administration. Companies with GPS businesses may also be faced with a decision on paying royalties before the new signal is available.