Dan.
That "few months" gets us even closer to the end of 2006, when Nokia's license expires.
Most of us gave little thought to 2006 when IDCC settled with Ericy. After all, that was WAY BACK IN 2003.
It's clear to me that The Viper Pit in Espoo is totally dedicated: Not to a scorched-earth policy, but to a delaying action designed to box-in IDCC on all fronts.
Each "slithering" move, whether it discourages customers from signing-up on 3G, or delays confirmation of 2G, gets them closer to their objective.