InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[The Count]

Nokia is different than Samsung

Apparently Samsung had no place to run, or they would not have agreed to license with IDCC.

Is NOK in a different position than Samsung?
As far as I know, they are in virtualy the same position.

I suggest they will agree with the best terms they think they can get with IDCC on their differences and stay away from the ITC.

The difference is that Samsung was facing an ITC decision that could've banned its products on November 25. They had something to lose by not settling by that date. Nokia successfully delayed their day of reckoning until August. I would be shocked to see Nokia sign before the Samsung contract is done as they would want to glean whatever information they could from the public disclosures. After that, they might want to settle if they got what they thought was a great offer so they could save the legal fees. However I think it is not unlikely that they will fight tooth and nail until the end trying to squeeze every last penny out, just like Samsung did and Ericsson eight long years ago. So I agree with your last statement, but to me that means going through the ITC process to try and gain some leverage.