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Will the Dutch Auction floor and ceiling purchase princess be raised? Or will the price rise and the company is priced out,
Maybe it is that people took the opportunity to tender their shares above $71 to the market ???
?????Shorts covering?
fish...shorts can neither buy nor sell in the dutch auction...pretty effective move on the part of idc....the shorts can buy today...or they can sell today...if they sell...they're staring down the barrel of the tender....if they buy....well then .....isnt that the point of this whole exercise!!!
Why all of a sudden so much strength over the Dutch Auction pricing?
IDCC may set a new 52 week high before the close today (currently $71.73).
Blackrock is an increase of 70K+ shares
Blackrock stake now:
Amount beneficially owned: 5117381
Percent of class
17.3%
UK litigation gets complicated
InterDigital Fights To Restore Wireless Patent In Appeal
By Sophia Dourou · Listen to article
Law360, London (January 31, 2023, 7:23 PM GMT) -- Technology giant InterDigital asked an appeals court on Tuesday to reinstate one of its wireless technology patents, arguing an earlier decision that the standard-essential patent lacks novelty was based on too narrow of an interpretation.
Counsel for InterDigital told a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal that one of its standard-essential patents for 3G wireless technology did indeed contain an invention and was infringed by Chinese tech giant Lenovo.
Adrian Speck KC, representing the U.S. research and development company, told the court that the High Court judge hearing the case used the wrong construction of the patent's claims when assessing whether it was obvious given the prior art in the field.
The patent covers the way data blocks of specified sizes are transmitted by mobile phones.
InterDigital is seeking to overturn an April 2022 High Court decision holding that its patent was invalid and tossing out its infringement suit against Lenovo.
Speck said that the judge was wrong in his approach to an earlier 2005 invention known as Filiatrault, which aims to improve the performance of 3G mobile transmissions to reduce delays. The prior art did not anticipate the patent-in-suit, which included an apparatus to ensure that the technology was fully functional, Speck argued.
"It couldn't be clearer that the judge proceeding on the basis that this is a requirement and gave its absence in Filiatrault as a reason it didn't anticipate," Speck said, outlining his argument that the judge included two constructions in his analysis, despite his ruling that the patent was anticipated.
But James Abrahams KC, representing Lenovo, told the panel that the judge correctly read the prior art, urging the court to dismiss the appeal as a result.
"The main issue at trial…was the dispute of what the Filiatrault prior art described, what it meant in relation to the common general knowledge," Abrahams said. "Our case on Filiatrault is that it actually disclosed the detailed process that InterDigital now wants to write into [its claim.]"
Abrahams rejected Lenovo's arguments that the earlier judge had included two different interpretations in his judgment, arguing it would be "impossible" for him to forget. But he added that even if the appeals court did accept InterDigital's new construction of the patent, it couldn't conclude that Lenovo had infringed the patent because InterDigital didn't raise that argument at the High Court.
InterDigital and Lenovo have been in talks since 2009 to license the U.S. company's patent portfolio covering 3G and 4G standards in a number of different jurisdictions including the U.K., China and U.S. with no success, according to a related July 2021 decision.
The High Court ruled at that time that Lenovo had infringed another valid standard-essential patent of InterDigital's for 4G wireless technology. Lenovo is currently appealing that decision.
Separately, on Tuesday the High Court upheld the validity of yet another InterDigital telecommunication patent and ruled it essential to the 3G technology standard.
That dispute marks one of a series focusing on determining what FRAND – fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory – licensing terms would be for the telecommunications patents. It follows a landmark decision by the U.K. Supreme Court in 2020 that England's courts have the authority to set global rates for use of standard-essential patents.
The appeal before Justices Kim Lewison, Sarah Asplin and Richard Arnold is set to continue on Wednesday.
The patent-in-suit is European (UK) Patent No. 3,355,537.
Lenovo is represented by James Abrahams KC of 8 New Square and Kyra Nezami of 11 South Square, instructed by Kirkland and Ellis International LLP.
InterDigital is represented by Adrian Speck KC of 8 New Square, instructed by Gowling WLG (UK) LLP.
The case is InterDigital Technology Corp. and others v. Lenovo Group Ltd. and others, case number HP-2019-000032, in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.
--Additional reporting by Alex Baldwin, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, Silvia Martelli, Tiffany Hu and Bonnie Eslinger. Editing by Alex Hubbard.
Nice to see that $70 today!
My3sons87, the company is not but a few people sold their shares at $70 today and over 400K shares were sold today over $69. As long as the market is over $69 the company will buy 0 shares. Therefore the upper end is only limited by the market.
Vegas is the company going to pay them over $69. I thought they will pay a max of the selected price at the did the action to all sellers.
TC, it would be good to see some of the long timers again. And some newbies would also be nice.
leon...i counted you first
my3sons87, anyone thinking of tendering their shares is selling now above $69
Squinge the green Gremlin is still running.
maybe if things go real well in the next few months....we can all get together around the time of the annual meeting.....and do what we did best...eat drink and b$llsh$t
Vegas per the following from the auction press release. The floor is $60 and the cap is $69.
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), (“InterDigital” or the “Company”) announced today that it has commenced a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $200 million of its common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price per share not less than $60.00 and not greater than $69.00,
I am willing to have a greater price over the cal.
It's been a long road - glad we're still on it!
my3sons87, why do you think that the Dutch Auction is limiting how high that IDCC can go? All it does is put a $69 floor. If the stock continues to trade above $69 the company will not buy 1 share,
I think the Dutch auction is announcement is holding the price from going higher.
Well I have no shares to sell at these prices.
Paullee today’s UK announcement goes very well with this earlier January 2023 patent appeal win. Today’s announcement is a second patent win for IDCC.
nterDigital, Inc.
January 19, 2023·1 min read
InterDigital, Inc.
InterDigital, Inc.
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that it has won another key decision from a UK court in the company’s litigation against Lenovo. The UK Court of Appeal upheld the lower court decision, confirming that Lenovo is infringing a valid and essential InterDigital cellular patent.
In July 2021 the UK High Court ruled that the patent-in-suit is valid, infringed, and essential to the 4G LTE standard. A decision is pending in a separate trial to determine fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms for a license to InterDigital’s portfolio.
Squinge, I like teecee and loop is here and awake.
As I recall this is our second patent win in the UK. This after also winning the appeal of the first case validity finding. This should lead to a higher FRAND rate.
1. You receive judgments, not judgements, in court.
2. In patent litigation, judgments are received for patent validity and infringement of same.
3. You then move to the damages phase where you receive a judgment for MONETARY awards.
MO
loop
Paullee, I presume the 'JUDGEMENT' is just a DECISION against Lenove and NO MONETARY AWARD comes with the Judgement.
Many years ago, Mickeybritt and this board went around and around about IDCC's 'JUDGEMENT WIN' against an infringer, and in that JUDGEMENT, there was NO MONETARY AMOUNT awarded to IDCC.
Anyone remember who that JUDGEMENT victory was against way back when !
I used to own a substantial number of shares and got out a long time ago of most of my shares, only hold a token amount now. For all the old timers here, I really hope that IDCC finally goes for the jugular and makes someone pay BIG. Their history has always been to settle on the courthouse steps. I hope this time is different and all longs finally get the reward you deserve. These scumbag thieves need to pay up once and for all and make everyone else afraid to steal from them. Good luck.
the news flow has been nothing short of awesome.....in a one month period....its gone from blah to BOOM.......hold on tight.....its gonna get jiggy in here!!!
InterDigital again named one of the world’s top 100 innovators
Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.
InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, has been named one of the world’s leading innovative companies for a second consecutive year in a report from Lexis Nexis.
The report, Innovation Momentum 2023: The Global Top 100, includes companies that own some of the world’s leading patent portfolios that possess what Lexis Nexis terms the “highest innovation momentum,” based on the company’s proprietary analytics. As part of its analysis, the report assesses companies’ patent portfolios not only on their impact on the innovation landscape today but also on their likely impact in the long term.
“Our inclusion in this report for a second consecutive year is another strong endorsement of our foundational innovation and the quality of our patent portfolio,” said Liren Chen, CEO and President, InterDigital. “InterDigital’s inventors are among the world’s best in developing technologies such as 5G and advanced video compression that underpin so much of the connected world around us, and which will help define next generation connected ecosystems for years to come.”
To learn more about the Top 100 and to download the “Innovation Momentum 2023: The Global Top 100” intellectual property report, visit www.lexisnexisip.com/innovation-report-2023.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading technology companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Richard Lloyd
Email: richard.lloyd@interdigital.com
+1 (202) 349-1716
Thx paullee
I had thought they already found a patent infringed and we were waiting on a rate?
So glad to see this - somebody wake up my3s, teecee and loop!
On January 31, 2023, InterDigital, Inc. (the “Company”) received a judgment from the UK’s High Court that Lenovo has infringed one of the Company’s patents and that the patent-in-suit is valid and essential to the UMTS (3G) standard. This judgment relates to the Company’s third technical trial that commenced on May 10, 2022 and concluded on May 18, 2022.
Seems like there is gravitational pull towards $69.00
You guys know if you want to read any of the documents you can get them on Pacer. Pacer doesn't charge you until you run up $30 in a qtr. If you coordinate you can get a lot of free documents
Paullee - As always, thank you for posting the litigation updates.
litigation update
January 27, 2023 00:00
Declaration
Document: 305
DECLARATION re 304 Answering Brief in Opposition, of Lucy Yen in Support of Plaintiffs Answering Brief in Opposition to Lenovos Motion to Sever and Stay Interdigitals Patent Infringement Claims by IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc., InterDigital Technology Corporation, InterDigital, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Ex. 1 - 2020-04-09 1 Compl Lenovo v. InterDigital (20-cv-493), # 2 Ex. 2 - 2020-06-22 8 InterDigital Motion to Dismiss Opening Brief, # 3 Ex. 3 - 2020-07-20 15 Lenovo Oppn to IDC Motion to Dismiss Opening Brief, # 4 Ex. 4 - 2021-03-24 41 Court's Memo Opinion- motion to consolidate, # 5 Ex. 5 - IDC-LEN-1590-0532950 - IDC-LEN-1590-0532970, # 6 Ex. 6 - 2013-11-18 24 Imation's Ltr Brief re FRAND issues Bifurcation, # 7 Ex. 7 - TQ Delta v. ZyXel 2019 EWCA Civ 1277 Judgment, # 8 Ex. 8 - 'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit' Is Now A FRAND Strategy - Law360, # 9 Ex. 9 - Oppo & OnePlus halt phone sales in Germany, # 10 Ex. 10 - 2019-03-14 943 Order Dismissing Motion as Premature TQ Delta v. Pace)(Ormerod, Eve)
January 27, 2023 00:00
Brief - Answering Brief in Opposition
Document: 304
ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re 300 MOTION to Sever MOTION to Stay Interdigital's Patent Infringement Claims filed by IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc., InterDigital Technology Corporation, InterDigital, Inc..Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 2/3/2023. (Ormerod, Eve)
glen...wow....thats a huge pct given the tender offer is in play....we've seen in the past....where the shorts seemingly were having their way with idc....only to get incinerated in a matter of weeks...my guess is...idc management saw that the shorts disregarded the early january news which was very good and piled on further..and henceforth and therefore.....THEY DECIDED TO ACT!!!....bravo
Update: Short interest as of 1/13/23 was 2.18m shares.
William Blair began coverage after the announcement of the Dutch Auction so I imagine that they didn't expect to buy any IDCC stock below $69. JMHO
If i don’t want to sell, do i just sit back and watch?
Short interest as of 12/31/22 was 1.88m shares. I can't envision any of them remaining after the auction is completed.
Don’t understand why anyone would participate when they can just sell it higher than 69 today
William Blair initiated research coverage of InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC $68.21), a research-and-development company that designs and develops wireless, visual, and other related technologies that enable connectivity and enhance immersive experiences across various communications and entertainment products.
Analyst Alessandra Vecchi stated that the company could increase annualized recurring revenue from roughly $400 million as of the third quarter of 2022 to $650 million over the next three to five years.
“InterDigital is a leading research-and-development company boasting a strong portfolio of roughly 28,000 patents related to wireless communications and video technologies, which it licenses to global wireless and consumer electronics manufacturers,” said Vecchi. “The company has a strong track record for retention, having licensed some customers for over 20 years and Samsung and Apple since before their first flagship phones shipped.
“InterDigital’s wireless innovations span the earliest digital cellular systems to the latest 5G solutions, and its portfolio includes numerous patents/patent applications that it believes are, may be, or may become essential to standards established by Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), including 3G, 4G, IEEE 802, and patents/patent applications that are or may become essential to current and future 5G standards,” added Vecchi. “The company’s strong recurring revenue, which is 88% of 2022 revenue, combined with its recent licensing momentum within wireless and its building momentum within consumer electronics, IoT, and auto give us confidence that InterDigital can continue to convert wireless OEMs into licensees and monetize its portfolio of video patents.”
William Blair is the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
No price target - just the out perform.
the way a dutch auction works is.... everyone submits the prices and the amounts they are willing to sell their shares at within the stated range ....the company will then purchase shares starting with the lowest price until they reach a price where they can purchase their allotted number of shares....all sellers will receive the highest price paid
good news on new coverage...any px target given?.....still waiting to hear from our Bank america analyst
William Blair initiates coverage of IDCC with a rating of Outperform
Wake me when the auction is over zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I also got an email about the Dutch auction. The only thing I want Dutch is apple pie. ??
Don’t get it. I have that “offer” too.
I can just sell on the open market today and get close to the max.
I got e-mail notice today from IDCC via my brokerage soliciting my participation in the dutch auction.
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