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To: SKIP PAUL who wrote (14171)	8/26/1998 9:21:00 PM
From: Ingenious	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

qcom cant assume patents will save the day because a competitor will often make decisions on a cost-benefit analysis. That is, if Ericson or others believe they have a good faith work around and the market is huge, the benefit may be in infringing the patents, making the money, and paying the damages later. This cost-benefit analysis can be just as important( if not more important) as a determination on whether they infringe one or more patents.