InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[j70k]

olddog967-So the real news we are awaiting in the Sam arb is whether or not Sam has a 3g contract that requires the same trigger mechanism as nok. I can't imagine the arb panel for sam underminding the previous panel regarding the trigger issue, so basically what we can really expect that is new is a decision that is supposedly binding on both parties to determine if a 3g agreement is already in place. Of course either party can appeal, as we have already witnessed with nok, but if sam is deemed to have a 3g license by osmosis, then we certainly won't see a dime until nok is triggered. As for the 2g monies owed by nok and sam, I wouldn't expect a check from either of them until next year at the earliest. The point here is that nok has been able to string out a triggered contract obligation for 2g for what will probably be 4 years without payment.This is a precedent for the real deal, 3g, and we still have to wait for a trigger. Hopefully, the arb panel won't be hoodwinked by the nok/sam alliance and we can finally put a wedge between them to create an infringement scenario that will settle once and for all the value of our ipr.Until then, we will need to concentrate on the rest of the 35% of the market we don't have licensed that isn't protected by the indemnifier nok.jmho-welcome comments.