InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Clarence]

teecee - I don't do litigation any more, but back when I did, we sometimes settled cases after trial. If you face a lengthy (meaning "expensive" - in terms or time, legal fees, lost opportunity cost) appeal, you might well choose to settle post verdict.

I did not understand your reference to AZDesert about being afraid of a jury verdict. Everyone would love to see the jury come down on their side. In a patent case - certainly one as big as ours - it is just unlikely to be the end of things. A verdict in our favor would undoubtedly makes things stronger for IDCC in some ways. But the company's situation is incredibly complex and the considerations are much broader than this litigation. We know that other people's royalty rates are tied to the outcome. There are more technologies to be developed and brought to market. What happens in the future? The relationships are just too complicated to reduce to mere cost-benefit considerations over one lawsuit - even one as large as IDCC/ERICY.