I cannot imagine why, at this juncture, the tectonic plates have shifted and the world anti-Rambus disinformation conspriracy would have changed its effort from the run-of-the-mill FUD and begun pursuing this highly refined FUD - - which is PREMISED on memory manufacturer liability - - BUT THAT IS WHAT infringeon IS CLAIMING.
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WARNING! major disinformation effort
by: infringeon2003 03/15/06 11:13 pm
Msg: 922839 of 922943
To RAMBUS shareholders:
Please be very cautious about acting on any stories that you here about RAMBUS damages.
There is a major FUD campaign underway now as the trial begins in earnest.The Damages from the Hynix lawsuit will most probably be computed on the basis of worldwide sales at a rate of 3.5% for DDR SDRAM and .75% ddr SDRAM
against a royalty base of 18 billion dollars.
You are being told that the Royalty base is 4.4 billion in direct US sales and by implication that the US Royalty rates are .75 for SDRAM and 3.5% for DDR SDRAM. This leads to a total damages computation which is disconnected from reality and ridiculously low.
The truth is the Royalty rates for US sales only will be computed to be much higher than .75% for SDRAM or 3.5 % for DDR SDRAM
because the rates negotiated in 2000 were based on US patents against worldwide sales.
US sales only would have royalty rates that are
a multiple of the worldwide rates.
In addition, patents post litigation after they have been found infringed and valid command a royalty rate that is a multiple of the prelitigation royalty rate.
We do not know yet what the ratio of SDRAM sales are to DDR SDRAM sales are as it has not come out in court yet. So the average prelitigation royalty rate is not yet known.
Hynix will not be allowed to argue the Infineon Royalty rates as this has been barred by Motion in limine.
So again, I caution you not to be misled by liars and price nanipulators. Be patient as this entire matter will be revealed in court over the next few weeks.
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Re: WARNING! major disinformation effor
by: infringeon2003 03/15/06 11:19 pm
Msg: 922851 of 922941
My estimate of Hynix royalties is based on a average number of 2% for worldwide sales.
This brings the prelitigation damages to
360 million dollars prelitigation through the end of 2005.
The post litigation damages are therefore most likely between $720,000,000 and $1,080,000,000.
The damages could be assesed even higher by the jury based on the formula used to calculate post litigation damages which is used by damages experts.
Be patient and this will come out in court...
