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georgebailey

07/07/05 9:03 AM

#117476 RE: Data_Rox #117473

DR-On the other hand, Sammy was understated/unchanged from the 3/03 PR.
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tonbar

07/07/05 9:03 AM

#117477 RE: Data_Rox #117473

dr, I see what you mean... kinda like taxes :)
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rmarchma

07/07/05 9:25 AM

#117488 RE: Data_Rox #117473

Rox appears that Nokia got a lower rate than S/E only due to its much higher sales volume. From the transcript of the CC as follows:

...."Compared to our March 2003 press release, the royalty amount is lower than we anticipated due to the tribunal setting a lower handset rate for higher volumes of handset sales. Other than this, the tribunal adopted all of InterDigital's positions as to how to set Nokia's period 2 rate."

There is no other factor or matrix mentioned for Nokia's lower royalty rate in the press releases or the CC, only sales volume. Probably only Nokia can achieve the necessary sales volume to get this arbitration-determined lowest royalty rate. Samsung apparently does not have the sales volume to get the lowest Nokia rate, and thus Samsung will pay the higher S/E handset royalty rate. Therefore, NO other existing 2G MFL clauses should be affected by this arbitration ruling IMO.


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sailfreeee

07/07/05 9:30 AM

#117493 RE: Data_Rox #117473

Data:

Somebody said it was possible that NOK sold more than expected thus the bigger discount
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cls

07/07/05 10:32 AM

#117502 RE: Data_Rox #117473

Anyone--do we know how much much the arb cost us ??
lawfees etc...

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