Aug. 21 at 8:12 PM
$NEON
This is an opinion, I`ve taken from a swedish forum :
"But the settlement amounts that are being speculated, at 1.5-5busd, are unreasonable.
These figures come from online forums and are based on a misunderstanding of how patent litigation works. This lawsuit is only about sales in the US, not globally. Even if Samsung sold 700 million units in the US,
$2 per unit would still end up at
$1.4 billion.
The historic agreement of 2used/unit is a strong card in negotiations, but it is not binding in a lawsuit. A court would likely award a lower $/unit, they look at things like "smallest salable patent-practicing unit", "reasonable royalty", and "royalty-stacking". It's about what the patent contributes to the big picture.
For Aequitas too, an
$800 million settlement would be one of their biggest successes ever. That's why it's important to have reasonable expectations.
$2 per unit on all units sold is pure speculation..."
Again, we will see... :-)
