InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Weakening of the concept of arbitration

Regardless of what happens on 11/24/03, the concept of arbitration as an efficient proceedure for settling disputes has been weakened by the recent moves by NOK. NOK has succeeded in demonstrating a technique whereby arbitration can be delayed, possibly indefinitely, by requesting that the courts make various rulings BEFORE arbitration begins. This takes away the main advantage of arbitration and suggests that it might be just as well for disputes to be brought directly to the courts.