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To: Dash of Reality who wrote (61619)	3/28/2007 1:30:44 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197337

---> Q will file for an immediate injunction on or soon after April 9th The implications of your thought processes don't sound so good. If Qualcomm is successful in the actions you state, Nokia will likely undertake similar actions at the EC and any ITC ruling will only give that jurisdiction precedence to institute a reciprocating policy. What does that mean? Nokia will not be able to sell wcdma/evdo handsets in the US where they currently have no market and Qualcomm's partners will be stopped from selling their wcdma handsets in Europe where they are in the process of possibly dominating the market. Trade wars start recessions.

To: Dash of Reality who wrote (61619)	3/28/2007 1:36:07 PM
From: SmallCapPM	Respond to of 197337

NOK has nothing to lose? You mean to tell me, they can pay royalties now...or wait for a year, earn interest on the money they would owe - simply renew, pay the back royalties and assume all is fair? I understand about possible damages. NOK must be confident they will not lose in a court challenge. They can argue that the fair royalty rate had not been agreed upon and therefore - if they sign a renewal - that would be a tacit approval to the existing rate. So far, nobody has outlined a real and plausible downside to NOK. Every article written on the subject seems confident in outlining what Q can lose in income. But, NOBODY seems the think there is any lose to NOK...ever. You legal minds out there...is there a sound argument to NOK strategy and is there nothing Q can do about it?

To: Dash of Reality who wrote (61619)	3/28/2007 2:27:06 PM
From: lml	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197337

I don't believe that Nokia escapes this predicament unscathed as you indicate. As I see it, the downside for NOK is the payment of treble damages if it chooses to infringe upon Q's IP until it renews the existing license agreement that expires April 8, should it choose to do so. However, it is not unforeseeable that should NOK choose to renew the existing license that Q might somehow negotiate a settlement on the damages arising from infringement during the infringement period based upon some present value analysis. JMO.