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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (14099)	10/29/1999 9:53:00 PM
From: Robert Lumb	Respond to of 18016

Pat: If there is a pre-announcement (and I am certainly hoping there is not one) am I right in the assumption that they would do it next week? If I remember correctly the last time they pre-announced earnings it was 3 days after the end of the quarter. It sure has been a nice ride with JDSU & SDLI this week, hoping for the same next week with NN.! Regards, Rob

To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (14099)	10/29/1999 10:46:00 PM
From: gbh	Respond to of 18016

obviousness argument has very broad meaning, and since you do not know the case do not make statement that NN has infringed LU patents. Z, you would be wise to read Newbridge's own statement before you rant. Newbridge said it intended to prove that the Lucent patents were invalid because the technology would have been obvious to an electrical engineer with a communications background and some experience; and also because the patents had been anticipated by ``prior art' such as previous inventions and publications. Newbridge doesn't even debate "infringement". Instead they claim the patents in question are "obvious" and anticipated by prior art, just as I stated in my post. It would be very stupid if NN went to court with very weak case. It sure would. I'm sure they feel they will prevail in court. But the facts are, other prominent companies have licensed these very same patents, most notably ASND. You just start to behave like Serge. NN always is bad. Bad? This thread needs balance my friend. The argument here from the NN faithful is, "Newbridge would never go to court with a weak case". Well, they may very well have a good case. And they could still easily lose. I seriously doubt the NN lawyers are as confident as you in this matter. Gary