InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[no_chkn_lil]

Marchma: Love your contributions to the board. Re your questions following:

"It seems to me that if IDCC is going to all of the trouble of initiating a lawsuit against Lucent, then shouldn't they bring in most all of the heavy artillery that they can muster, which would include some of IDCC's own essential CDMA2000 patents. Go all out for the win, or exert maximum pressure for a settlement, by making your case against the infringer as strong as possible. Why hold back if you might be going to court?"

Could it be that IDCC is using the Tantivy lawsuit as a vehicle to bring LU to the table to settle all Tantivy and ITC claims? The Tantivy Shareholders would be, in effect, subsidizing IDCC's IP enforcement expense? As I recall, IDCC bought the assets of Tantivy, not Tantivy itself, so if the Tantivy Shareholders participate in net income from the assets sold to IDCC, then they are shouldering the legal costs.

Anyone?