InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Thanksformusic]

Dear Ghors: imo for Saturday musings. I must tell you that your input and knowledge is very much appreciated regarding your posts about Interdigital. You and many others contribute so very much on an ongoing basis--please allow me to thank you.

The one area where we may disagree is while I see a wealth of information from this talented, respected, and knowledgeable legal group, I also see “justice delayed is justice denied” in our legal system. From my perspective, this has gone from an interesting story to a saga. For us to spend untold millions of dollars in legal fees, have OEM’s use our talent while making their corporations wealthy, blatantly declare caps on IPR percentages, and then simply not pay for what they are obviously using leaves me aghast. All the while, legal resolution “seemingly” goes at glacial speed and at a high cost.

My question to you is do you see this unfolding story as reasonable in its time frame working its way through the American judicial system? Knowing the Markman hearings, arbitration, numerous suits and endless appeals, does it seem logical to you to take the length of time it has taken? How many other companies or contributions have capitulated against the likes of the Ericsson/Nokia/Samsung’s of the world because they weren’t lucky enough to have the time to wait, or have a significant enough war chest to tap into? Does our judicial system sound like world class due process--or rather is it a weak institution that can be manipulated by major corporations who understand it and exploit its ineffectiveness? Note—I’m not saying it hasn’t done anything correctly, more that it may be outdated and too slow for today’s global competitiveness and complex issues.

A last question—if you knew of a company very similar to Interdigital with the same business model that had valuable IPR but not a war chest, would you consider investing in that company knowing what you know?

Thanks for all that you do.