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To: Pam who wrote (61108)	3/19/2007 8:35:33 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197005

If I under patent exhaustion correctly, it would prevent Qualcomm from collecting royalties from both the chipset manufacturer and the handset manufacturer. biz.yahoo.com Nokia Files Patent Exhaustion Case Against Qualcomm in Germany and the Netherlands Monday March 19, 5:41 am ET ESPOO, Finland, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News) announced today that it has filed complaints against Qualcomm in Germany and the Netherlands requesting declarations that Qualcomm's European patents are exhausted in respect of products placed on the European Union (EU) market with a Qualcomm license, in this instance chipsets supplied by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments and Qualcomm are publicly known to have entered into a so called Patent Portfolio License in 2000. If Nokia's claim succeeds, Qualcomm would be prevented in Europe from enforcing its respective patents in relation to Nokia handsets incorporating such chipsets. The complaints were filed in the Regional Court of Mannheim (Germany) and in the Hague District Court (the Netherlands); both courts have substantial experience in patent matters within the EU. Since the early 90's Nokia has invested approximately EUR30 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios with over 11,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of GSM technologies, and its evolution to WCDMA, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent position in these technologies.

To: Pam who wrote (61108)	3/19/2007 9:00:08 AM
From: hedgefund	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197005

<Deutsche Bank raises their Qualcomm (QCOM 43.68) tgt to $55 from $50, as they view the summary judgments invalidating two of NOK's defenses > I am unfamiliar with any grant of summary judgment as to Nokia's defenses...that sounds interesting; isn't the only forum right now for Q/Nokia litigation at the ITC? HF

To: Pam who wrote (61108)	3/19/2007 10:07:41 AM
From: estatemakr	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197005

Did anyone catch the NOK CFO on CNBC this morning, in regards to this topic?? I just caught part of the interview. Approx 6:15 a.m. mdt. A guy named Simon, I believe?? Soft-spoken, acting all sweet and kind, in essence stating that QCOM was double-dipping and that that was illegal. Becky Quick who normally will ask some pointed questions, sucked today, throwing out softball comments like "this is good news for consumers then?" wanted to see the "new WCDMA phones", etc, etc......