InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Possible Idcc rational for pressing Samsung

Lets take a worst case scenario in the Idcc Nok dispute. The arbitration panel decides that Ericy does not qualify as the OEM mentioned in the 1999 licence (very unlikely IMO). In this case, the Nok royalty rate remains open indefinitely. This should not release Samsung from their responsibility to pay Idcc for 2G according to the terms of their own licence. Only when another OEM has licenced with Idcc for a LOWER rate do Samsung MFL rights kick in. I repeat: It is a LOWER rate that matters, not an undetermined rate.