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To: jprincess who wrote (48563)	11/8/2005 5:59:29 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 197214

add up the royalties on GSM handsets that we will be getting. JMO, but I think anybody who is expecting to get royalties on GSM handsets is going to be greatly disappointed. This lawsuit isnt about GSM royalties but about keeping the current CDMA royalties and as a warning to those who are participating in the complaint with the EU. I would love to be proven wrong, but I doubt it. If this had been filed in '03 before the current IPR war, I might be optimistic....but the timing of the suit would seem to show that it is more about negotiating power than about a real claim to GSM royalties. Slacker

To: jprincess who wrote (48563)	11/8/2005 6:17:33 PM
From: xihubber	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197214

Less than zero..... Quit reading Maurice.... p.s. hint hint, the lawsuit isn;t really about GSM IPR, but about original CDMA patents... Start wondering why they aren;t sueing others as well.........

To: jprincess who wrote (48563)	11/8/2005 6:34:16 PM
From: saukriver	Respond to of 197214

This is so exciting...someone smart add up the royalties on GSM handsets that we will be getting. Calm down. I thought Steve Altman's point was that Nokia has a license for pure GSM, but that is does not have a license for GSM that includes any combination of GSM-EDGE or GSM/GPRS or EDGE/GPRS or GSM/EDGE/GPRS. Did I misunderstand something? I think Clark (?) made the point that basically many GSM handsets over the past several years included technology that make them seem more like "GSM" in name only and/or most would have some combo of GSM/EDGE/GPRS. But if you want to get your blood rushing, did Qualcomm seek an injunction, and, if so, will Qualcomm seek a preliminary (pre-trial) injunction to stop imports of Nokia handsets and infra and/or sales of Nokia devices that it accuses? I don't think Qualcomm is required to seek a preliminary injunction. But if could if it believed it could show a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits and damges. It certainly would be fine to let the injunction be entered at trial, and that is good strategy if you just want the potential damages to pile up between now and trial. Does anyone know whether the accused products are limited to handsets or might they also include any GSM/EDGE/GPRS infra gear that Nokia might be installing for carriers?