Replies to post #117982 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[laranger]

Whizzer.

Nokia is apparently trying to discourage anyone from signing a 3G license, so why would Samsung seem to be demanding one?

[LongIDCC]

I agree - once the NOK is final, sam will have little justification to continue toward arbitration. Once NOK has a deal, Sam has a deal...

[sailfreeee]

Could you possibly give your ball park of "a long time" assuming NOK resists payment.

"I very much doubt that the federal judge will fool around with this case and allow it to hang on for a long time. "

TIA

Sail

[3GDollars]

If I were Samsung, I will agree to this Nokia's arbitration result with the caveat that the MFL still applies after I paid. That is, if Nokia end up successfully appeal this arbitration result, Samsung is entitled to a refund.

Samsung has nothing to lose. It does not have to lose the prepayment discount and does not have to pay the extra interest.

This is OK by IDCC. Even if IDCC agree to putting the Samsung payment is escrow pending the resolution of the Nokia mess, it is still a win.

However, I'm not so sure about giving Samsung the Nokia's equivalent of 3G royalty. Samsung might be claiming that since it paid into the BCDMA program, it should have royalty free use of the IPR associated with that program. Those IPR is applicable to WCDMA-FDD. this might be valuable to IDCC.

second part of the Samsung arbitration will involve Samsung's claim that Samsung is also entitled to the provisions of the Nokia 3G license with IDCC. If IDCC signs a 3G license with a trigger before the end of the Samsung arbitration, then IDCC might very well agree with Samsung's position, and Samsung could get stuck with a 3G bill as well.