InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Corp_Buyer]

BTW, I infer that Nok's tightening the screws i.e. UK 2G patent litigation, US 3G patent litigation in sequence combined with Nok's profer that they have offered a settlement to IDCC, combined with the rumor that Nok and IDCC were close to a deal back in 1H03, all indicate to me that Nok wants to settle, and it is our management that may be intransigent.

If our managment is being especially extreme and uncompromising, then I hold our management accountable for thwir lack of business sense and the appearance of a pump and dump created by management's handling of the S/E/Nok joint PR announcement followed by management's actions to enjoy indiser stock sales at that critical time, which may have actually handcuffed our leadership from reaching any reasonable business settlement.

If IDCC could make such a compromise settlement with E/SE, then why could IDCC not make such a business compromise with Nok?

IMO, our management had no vision or comprehension of the downside, delay, unintended consequences, etc. of not reaching a business compromise with Nok back in 2003, and for this our leadership should be replaced, whatever the final outcome of the NOK arbitration.

This lack of vision and bias for litigation is apparent considering our COB took another case (albeit a much less complex case) to the Supreme Court and our CEO is an attorney. Our top management failed to realize that our court system is imperfect, so being right is not always enough to prevail.

IMO, we should not be in this arbitration mess, we should not have the UK patent challenge, and we should not have the 3G patent challenge.

IDCC should have reached a good business compromise with Nok back in 1H2003, or even later, but it appears that our top management, due to their poor business judgment and regrettable insider sales, have now locked us in this very dangerous legal situation and for this they should be replacd, whatever the ultimate outcome of this arbitration.

All MO,
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