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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (61847)	4/2/2007 3:15:56 PM
From: limtex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197300

AB- I think the various NOK statements show what they mean. They argue that Qs patents are not as relvants as they onece were and from what I recal they have even said they expect to be net recipients from the Q. Now they may not mean it in thier heart of hearts ( or they may) but their lawyers are going to argue this in courts for the next four years or more. Then there comes the question as to whether Q would ever win an outright total victory.Sure Q might win but all it takes is one little patent somewhere in the myriad of patents that make up a cdma handset to make a judge say well......Q get most but NOK has defiantely made avlauable contribution here and ...well.......I'll sort of split the difference. Thats what I see happening if anything but it won't happen for at least four years and then as I say it may just fade away. Best, L

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (61847)	4/2/2007 5:14:11 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 197300

Art, if Nokia infringes for a month, treble damages wouldn't be terribly high. If QCOM doesn't infringe for that month, they will lose a lot of sales. If QCOM does infringe for that month, they too will be liable for triple damages. What's more important though is that USA judges seem to be fastidious about cleanliness and particularly like hands well-washed. Dirty hands are NOT welcome in court rooms. If QCOM infringes, then I believe the legal term "dirty, filthy, hands" applies and judges would give an ultra virus decision, "Now get out of my court and you and Nokia go and wash your hands and don't come back". If Nokia can induce QUALCOMM to get their hands dirty too, that might be a big problem. If Nokia keeps selling and keeps the royalties instead of paying QUALCOMM, and QUALCOMM doesn't, that could become unpleasant after a while. QUALCOMM might find that when courts finally lumber into gear than they aren't entitled to those royalties Nokia kept and meanwhile, QUALCOMM has lost a fortune on lost sales. Mqurice