InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Nok is not interested in Ericy court case. This case dealt with using Idcc patents which Ericy has decided to pay for. What NOK really wants is information as to how the rates that Ericy agreed to pay Idcc were reached. They would like to find evidence that there was collusion between the two against them. Such evidence would not be found in court papers but in the direct negotiations between Idcc and Ericy. These negotiations are probably not filed with the court and are doubtless covered by confidentiality clauses and would require the consent of BOTH Idcc and Ericy to be revealed. Ericy is not a party to the Nok-Idcc arbitration proceedings and would probably balk at this. Idcc would not have the option of opening up these papers, assuming they exist at all. Recently we have seen QCOM sue TI for revealing confidential information and attempt to get their whole agreement nullified because of this infraction.