gattica,
I hope you are right but I am suddenly a pessimist when it comes to the U.S. legal system.
One think I know from past experience, negotiations become a lot more serious once parties are faced with a court decision. Once you hit the court room, most attorneys suddenly feel the need to come to settlement and decisions get made quickly. No one wants to risk a loss in court. It's bad for their reputation and the clients get pi$$ed.
I believe that once Batts gave Nokia some breathing room, the "substantial progress" in negotiations went right out the window. The evidence is in IDCC's attempt to put confidential information into the record exposing Nokia's disengenuous negotiations for settlement. As a matter of principle, Nokia will not settle until forced to do so.
I also agree with others that the Staff report gave Nokia and Samsung reason for concern and Shay's remarks may have been a hint. IDCC just needs one win to bring other parties to the table and I would bet there are half a dozen waiting in the wings to see if IDCC's patents are upheld and enforced.
I would only agree to delay the ITC case with Samsung if the CCA will guarantee that the case is not remanded back to Batts.
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