ranger, there is something about this January 15th deadline that we aren't privy to, IMO. IDCC is almost taunting IDCC in their reply brief when they state:
Nokia presumes that Interdigital is trying to frustrate its efforts to amend its Complaint... This is not true. Nokia can move to amend its Complaint at any time and has been free to do so for many months. That Nokia has not sought to amend its Complaint as of today is telling. That Nokia evidently plans to seek leave to amend its Complaint on the eve of the January 15, 2007 deadline is a problem of its own making, which cannot be laid at Interdigital's door.
I previously thought that there must have been something in the settlement agreement between NOK and IDCC that prevented either party from bringing the dismissed claims back into this suit until a certain date, allowing time for 3G settlement negotiations. But now it seems that NOK may just be playing games with the trial schedule, waiting in the wings until the last minute to amend its complaint.