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To: foundation who wrote (84563)	10/24/2000 9:26:39 AM
From: Cooters	Respond to of 152472

Ben, One possibility would be pass-through rights, with licensees negotiating with and paying only QCOM, then QCOM paying the other IPR holders. That probably does not sound good on the surface, but if the net royalty to Q remains at whatever they deem acceptable going forward, it might have value from the perspective of controlling the standard. It could also explain hints of a lower royalty rate from the Chinese manufacturers. Cooters - Still thinking whether I like this idea or not.