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To: slacker711 who wrote (5126)	12/16/2011 11:38:58 AM
From: nicmar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5195

Who knows though? An adverse ruling in one of the many legal cases going on right now might change how much an acquirer is willing to pay. If Apple really does have pass-through rights to Samsung's 3G patents (via purchase of Qualcomm's chips), that would mean there is quite a hole in Samsung's patent defense. According to the latest, that may be the case if sammy is acquiescing to Apple's units that contain the Q chip. Dare one bring it up on the board over there as one will get hammered unmercifully, but I've always wondered where IDCC would be going perchance IDCC took a hit with the cafc decision (its possible) and since LG decided not to renew, why would sammy feel they should be one of the only majors to be paying licensing fees? This would set off another few years of legal battles with IDCC taking a real earnings hit. Even with sammy, 43% of 3G licensed doesn't seem something to brag about. mo.. nic