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...This patent attorney noted that if the Federal Circuit affirms the decision, and decides against InterDigital, existing licensees may find a path that would no longer require the payment of royalties under current licensing agreements, thereby lowering the valuation of the company.
“InterDigital needs to fight this to the end, otherwise they lose royalties on Nokia, in addition to royalties from other companies that license from InterDigital,” the attorney said. Many companies may have licensing agreements using the same patents in the litigation, he added.
...Judge Pauline Newman, who is responsible for writing the decision and has a history of being very technical and thorough in her analysis before coming to a decision, is in her eleventh month of deliberation.
"The world is a dangerous place to live�not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." �Albert Einstein
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