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		czhiddy on Nov 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Federal judge tosses Apple patent lawsuit against ... Aren't these FRAND patent fees handled through the actual baseband chipset manufacturer? From a logistics point of view, it seems like it would much simpler for Qualcomm to charge each of the licensees a fee for using the licensed tech present in their chip. Otherwise, it's all x FRAND committee members going out and looking for fees from all y manufacturers that use the patents in question.

wmf on Nov 6, 2012 [–]

It probably should be handled that way, but that would mean much less money for Motorola. 2% of a $20 baseband isn't much.

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