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As a frame of reference, from a royalty BASE standpoint, in looking at the estimated royalties reported by Jive and Broadvision, respectively, we can perform a very crude reverse mathematical engineering exercise and interpolate the estimated revenue base that is subject to royalty assessment to be:

~11% for Jive
~18% (at most) for Broadvision

So, clearly, any notions that 100% of any defendant's revenue are "on the table" can be put to bed.

However, that being said, FB and LNKD are clearly a different species vis-a-vis JIVE/BVSN due to both a clearly different business/revenue model coupled with the fact that only FB/LNKD are charged with infringing a fourth patent (241) whereas all other defendants were only charged with infringing the other three patents. As such, it may very well be that the royalty base for FB/LNKD could end up being significantly higher than the 11%/18% we are seeing for JIVE/BVSN...