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To: Jim Mullens who wrote (145281)	10/2/2006 10:13:14 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

If the BRCM action could “shut down Q's shipments of WCDMA and DO handsets”, how is there “zero impact” that that precedent could not be applied to NOK’s infringement WRT the Q’s essential GPRS/EDGE IPR?? Broadcom is going before the ITC stating that Qualcomm chipsets are infringing and that the chipsets AND all downstream products which incorporate them should be barred from importation. The ITC will have the option of just banning Q's chipsets or including downstream products. Qualcomm is going before the ITC saying that Nokia's handsets are infringing. If Q wins, the ITC has only one possible remedy....banning the importation of Nokia's handsets. It isnt like either of these cases are precedent setting. Here is a pretty good presentation showing some examples of decisions related to infringing downstream products. conferences.utcle.org If Qualcomm wins their GSM patent cases against Nokia (ITC and federal court), they will have Nokia over a barrel, regardless of the Braodcom ITC ruling. Slacker