Replies to post #5485 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[vg_future]

If judge did not delay the trial!!! Really good.
This only means that there are meaningful discussions going on between IDCC and ERICY. The negative mentioned by the report is assuming that IDCC has yielded to something and took the risk of giving more time to ERICY. After so many years of legal battle, I don't think IDCC would foolishly agree to postpone the trial unless it saw something really working out.
I take both good and bad in a good sense. This is only my opinion.
Good luck to all.

-vg_future

[My Dime]

Dang, Dave Davis, after wading through several posts teasingly saying nothing...THANK YOU for the synopsis on the HL report. I really appreciate people like you, JK et al and others who are so forthcoming and sharing with information. Thanks again!!!

[2112]

It is a good sign that the parties, as opposed to the court, continued the trial. In fact, I believe it is a great sign. As to the negative pointed out in the report, ie that Ericy now has more time to prepare, that's flat out wrong and should not be a concern at all.. Believe me, after 10 years, Ericy is as prepared as they will ever get a few extra months of "preparation" isn't going to sink our ship.

Remember what ocassionally happens when the defense takes a time out just to unnerve the field goal kicker who's poised to kick that game winning field goal? Wide right.........game over.

Sometimes these little breaks in the momentum are very, very helpful to settlement.

later.

[spencer]

It would appear that Tom Carpenter is less optimistic about a settlement now. He states that it is not probable that the trial was delayed to give both parties additional time to finalize a settlement. Well, if he doesn't think that is probable, then he must think that it is more probable that the trial was delayed to give Judge Lynn more time to review exhibits and other material to prepare for a trial. In other words, he thinks that the chances of a settlement occurring are less than 50/50. In addition, he states that "a delay in the trial gives Ericsson more time to prepare its case." Why would he be worried about giving ERICY more time to prepare their case, if he believed that a settlement was likely? This is further evidence that he believes a trial is more likely than a settlement.

In all of his previous reports, Tom Carpenter has indicated that he believed the ERICY case would be settled, but unfortunately it looks like he has changed his stance.

[sailfreeee]

I would like to know how TC (the other one) found the following out when no one here has been able to determine this info.

"Our understanding is that the judge did not order the delay, but it instead was agreed upon by both parties."

Sail----looking for the warm sun and brisk breeze

[quartzman0]

To: attorneys

Would the judge really postpone the trial because IDCC wanted more time to prepare as suggested by HL report?? Sounds unlikely to me.

Q