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to research and development is required to drive long-term growth. Approximately 27,000 professional employees
were engaged in such research activities during 2006.
Patents and Trademarks. Motorola seeks to obtain patents and trademarks to protect our proprietary
position whenever possible and practical. As of December 31, 2006, Motorola owned approximately 8,652 utility
and design patents in the U.S. and 12,024 patents in foreign countries. These foreign patents are mostly counterparts
of Motorola's U.S. patents, but a number result from research conducted outside the U.S. and are originally filed in
the country of origin. During 2006, Motorola was granted 735 U.S. utility and design patents. The numbers of
patents reported exclude patents sold to Continental AG in its acquisition of the automotive electronics business
and include patents assigned to companies acquired by Motorola during 2006. Many of the patents owned by
Motorola are used in its operations or licensed for use by others, and Motorola is licensed to use certain patents
owned by others. Royalty and licensing fees vary from year to year and are subject to the terms of the agreements
and sales volumes of the products subject to licenses.
Environmental Quality. Compliance with federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials
into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has no material effect on capital
expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of Motorola.
Employees. At December 31, 2006, there were approximately 66,000 employees of Motorola and its
subsidiaries, as compared to approximately 69,000 employees at December 31, 2005.
Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic Operations. The response to this section of Item 1
incorporates by reference Note 10, ""Commitments and Contingencies'' and Note 11, ""Information by Segment and
Geographic Region'' of Part II, Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this document, the ""Results
of OperationsÌ2006 Compared to 2005'' and ""Results of OperationsÌ2005 Compared to 2004'' sections of
Part II, ""Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' and
""Item A: Risk Factors'' of this document.
Available Information
We make available free of charge through our website, www.motorola.com/investor, our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, other reports filed
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (""Exchange Act'') and all amendments to those reports as soon as
reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(""SEC''). Our reports are also available free of charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Also available free of
charge on our website are the following corporate governance documents:
‚ Motorola, Inc. Restated Certificate of Incorporation
‚ Motorola, Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws
‚ Motorola, Inc. Board Governance Guidelines
‚ Motorola, Inc. Director Independence Guidelines
‚ Principles of Conduct for Members of the Motorola, Inc. Board of Directors
‚ Motorola Code of Business Conduct, which is applicable to all Motorola employees, including the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer and the controller (principal accounting officer)
‚ Audit and Legal Committee Charter
‚ Compensation and Leadership Committee Charter
‚ Governance and Nominating Committee Charter
All of our reports and corporate governance documents may also be obtained without charge by contacting
Investor Relations, Motorola, Inc., Corporate Offices, 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196,
E-mail: [email protected], phone: [phone]. Our Internet website and the information contained
therein or incorporated therein are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.