The only way that Interdigital should agree to something like this is if they already have agreed to the framework of an agreement and it is only very small details that are left. It makes zero sense otherwise.
This old coot will be happy to buy your dinner at the next ASM if you will let him have the honor(got TeeCee on the hook for a train ticket up outa the Ga swamps and it's gonna be rainin' bricks by then, so what the hey?).
Checking in here for info has never been a bad idea, but today was special thx to you. l2v