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To: Raymond who wrote (13496)	8/9/1998 3:16:00 PM
From: Gregg Powers	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Raymond: (A) you clearly do not understand the patents in question for the Richardson litigation. The best ERICY could hope for out of its lawsuit with QC is mitigation of some of the royalties it would owe to Qualcomm. ERICY cannot, as you suggest, "close down the shop". There is a large difference between "hypothesizing" about possibilities and understanding potential outcomes. (B) you presume that I have simply relied on whatever QC management has told me with regard to the IPR situation. This is not the case as we have paid for several, rather expensive and very detailed, reviews of the relevant patent portfolios by independent legal counsel(s). Best regards, Gregg

To: Raymond who wrote (13496)	8/10/1998 9:59:00 AM
From: JMD	Respond to of 152472

Raymond, with all due respect your statement that Ericy 'would not go to court if they were sure they were going to lose' is more than a little naive. Law suits are endemic to the way the tech game is played: you sue first and figure out if you've got a case later. You can always settle on the courthouse steps, and most do. Meanwhile, you've cast FUD in the hearts and minds of the target company's suppliers and customers. Enough FUD, the target may be gone, sayonara, Chapter 7, or, so financially weakened, that they are no longer a viable contender. At that point, the initiating litigant can say something like "damn, we're sorry that happened" and laugh all the way to the bank. Mike Doyle