Ranger, I think the amount of the award might vary depending on what was agreed upon. Both sides have something to give and take.
IMO like Loop said the best deal for IDCC and us investors is to have Nokia agree to a 3-G agreement where they can no longer litigate our patents. They must also drop litigations in Delaware and the UK.
In return IDCC can give back the prepaid discount they lost and give Nokia a lower cap on their handset sales. S/E paid IDCC some 28 million for 05/06 and has a 5 % market share. Nokia has about 35% market share which is 7 times the sale of S/E so the sales and prepaid discounts for all years is a nice chunk of dough to work with.
If the above were agreed upon it would be a true validation of IDCC’s patents but bring in a smaller settlement.
If Nokia doesn’t agree to no longer litigate the patents and drop the law suits I would hope IDCC would remain firm and let the arbitrators give their decision. This IMO would bring in the largest settlement.
As far as guessing at dollars amounts I’ll let someone else try that.
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