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To: Techplayer who wrote (26667)	6/28/1999 6:33:00 PM
From: bill c.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

briand, Lucent hardball Company's aggressive patent-enforcement group files lawsuits, demands royalties. By DAVID ROHDE Network World, 03/22/99 ..Negotiations can drag on because Lucent won't settle for a cross-license if it's royalty-free to both sides. Lucent officials say they will only cross-license if there's a fee attached to each side's technology exchange, and Lucent's fee is larger. What if the other company comes out ahead in the cross-licensing talks? "Horrors!" Padilla says. "Because of the significance and quality of our patent portfolio, the balance is almost always in our favor."... nwfusion.com