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Cougar6

01/04/11 6:25 PM

#40893 RE: litton51 #40891

Be careful, you are dealing with federal courts not state courts. Federal courts upholding federal law. The ruling he cited was from the Federal Court of Appeals. The Federal Court of Appeals ruling would have affect in a Texas district court deciding a patent case.

"The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals. A court of appeals hears appeals from the district courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies.

In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims."

http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/CourtofAppeals.aspx

As long as the treble damages stay, I am happy. That is the big stick. The 25% rule of thumb is not what will keep T-Mobile at the table. We will negotiate our own royalty deal.