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To: JGoren who wrote (62016)	4/5/2007 9:11:51 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (2) of 197019

The quarterly payment in advance is essentially a way to avoid an injunction or intentional infringement. I think that is exactly what this move is designed to do....which is why I wonder if Qualcomm will do something similar. One problem is that Q is likely to have to pay for all of the WCDMA chipset shipments since they go to countries where Nokia has patents. FWIW, I dont think that anybody should be surprised by Nokia's low-ball offer. The Goodman-Myers report that they love says that Qualcomm has 30 out of the 157 patents that are considered essential. Take out a few patents that are "paid up" and then calculate the percentage based on a 5% cap....and then take out the sales that are in countries where Q hasnt filed for patents and you are likely to get close to that $20 million dollar payment. Slacker

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