Replies to post #372210 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[MJPLIFE11]

and what happens if the commission overturns that decision? Which I think will happen!

[olddog967]

AMCJAX: In the Barclay; investor conference Merritt covered the possibility of an ITC loss in relation to the $800 million goal. See highlighted below

So the opportunity for creating environment for settlement we think is pretty strong and that's ultimately what we want to do. Our desire is enter into worldwide agreements with these folks on fair and reasonable terms. That's our obligation pursuant to standards (inaudible) that's what we seek, that's all we seek. And I think that the opportunities that the ITC affords will hopefully lead to that result in the near to mid-term.

So we will see how well that plays out, how it plays into the $800 million goal, it's really a question of is litigation a necessary forcing function to getting agreements done. If it is then positive results in the litigation will do that. If for whatever reasons we do not prevail and when you think about litigation we don't need to win everyone we will just need to win one against someone. But if it were to go against us then it becomes a timing issue. Then you have to restart litigation. So it really drives not the when -- not the if of 800 million, it will drive the when of 800 million.

[badgerkid]

Merritt and his band of unlucky buffoons should consider hiring a few of these ITC judges and staff attorneys and have them hand pick the "winning" patents.

Our management team, engineers, and hired guns continue to fail in their choices. If these patents being hand picked by our team can't be explained in a manner which gets us a positive initial determination, then just maybe Interdigital needs to hire someone who can speak ITC.

Is our team too smart for their own good, or too arrogant to understand their failings?

When you need to explain to a 5-year old where babies come from, you don't pull out Gray's Anatomy.

Bottom line, it's time for a new approach.

IMO