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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (67847)	8/17/2007 3:39:05 PM
From: Jim Mullens	Read Replies (2) of 197239

mQ, Re: QCOM v NOK license renewal, and “The standard of what is FRANDly has risen way beyond QCOM's absurdly cheap 3% or so [which I guess Nokia is paying]. No olive branches for Nokia. Hire swarms of lawyers and prosecute them in more venues. Defend QCOM property everywhere. Demand the market rate for QCOM intellectual property.” So I take it that you feel there is a possibility that there could be some substance to NOK’s Simonsons’ statement ... "We won't pay more,"... inferring that the Q’s negotiating position for the renewal reflects a royalty rate increase to bring NOK up to the FRANDly rate (world standard) that most handset mfgs enjoy?? And, perhaps, the Q’s management would be derelict to their long term handset partners (and investors) if they didn’t attempt to level the playing field ?? . Rick Simonson, Nokia's chief financial officer, vowed that his company "will hold our ground" in pushing for lower royalty rates. "We won't pay more," Mr. Simonson said in an interview yesterday. "We expect to pay less."<i/>

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