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To: JGoren who wrote (62210)	4/8/2007 9:09:44 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 197013

jg - I really don't think NOK has four years in which it cannot pay without an injunction of some sort. Some court is likely to break the impasse with an injunction if for no other reason than to break the impasse. I can't see this. I mean each judge is looking at one aspect of this case as you have outlined. This game has always been about getting an injunction. By rights Q should be given one this week wihtout let or hindrance. It is in reality a clear cut case but NOK have been very good at creating confusion and doubt. In so doing they have shown the way forward for anyone who wants in future to avoid paying for IPR. You have to hand it to NOK, they seem to have been playing for a draw with a faint chance of a win. They have got their draw and who knows what will happen in four years time.My guess is that in the end they won't have to may the vast majority of what they owed and we are talking about sums that could approach $800m to $1bn per year. I b et nothing this big has ever happened in the history of commerce. I'm sure that Q have racked their legal brains about how to convince a judge that they should be granted a n injunction but it seems that even Q couldn't achieve what is needed. Thus I think that will be the position for the next four years. Any idea what progress has been made, if any, in the London case? I can't even remember the issue in that case except that Q filed and did so from memory over a year ago so it should now be near a hearing date. I doubt the British judges will put up with very much delaying tactics, once maybe but after that they will get on with the proceedings. Best, L