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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raglanroadie who wrote (68068)	8/21/2007 1:21:02 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Respond to of 197452

One of Nokia's arguments on royalties paid to QCOM goes directly to your question. Nokia wants the rate reduced because it believes that the proportion of QCOM patents needed for new handsets, compared with the increases in NOK patents, means that QCOM should receive lower royalties. QCOM a few months ago answered this question in a press release showing that Nokia's new found "reasonable royalty rate" strategy is at odds with Nokia's own policy in earlier litigation against others. In other words, now that Nokia has no other choice than to use at least some QCOM patents, it would like to change the licensing rules and get a lower rate. Art