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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): November 19, 2007
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InterDigital, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-11152 23-1882087
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406-1409
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-878-7800
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
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Samsung Legal Proceedings Update
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A. Samsung Enforcement Action
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On November 19, 2007, the Honorable Richard J. Sullivan of the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York heard oral arguments on the
outstanding motions in the enforcement action ("Enforcement Action") by
InterDigital Communications, LLC and InterDigital Technology Corporation
(collectively, "InterDigital") against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
("Samsung"). The Judge indicated an opinion could be rendered before December
31, 2007.
The Enforcement Action was filed by InterDigital in September 2006 to
enforce the August 2006 final award issued by an arbitral tribunal ("Tribunal")
operating under the auspices of the International Court of Arbitration ("ICC"),
which awarded InterDigital approximately $134 million in past royalties plus
interest on Samsung's sale of single-mode 2G GSM/TDMA and 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE
terminal units through 2005. The Tribunal also established the royalty rates to
be applied to Samsung's sales of covered products in 2006.
B. Samsung 3rd Arbitration
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In October 2006, Samsung filed a request for a new ICC arbitration
proceeding (the "Samsung 3rd Arbitration") relating to the ongoing patent
royalty dispute between Samsung and InterDigital. In the Samsung 3rd
Arbitration, Samsung seeks to have a new arbitration panel determine new royalty
rates for Samsung's 2G/2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE product sales based on the April 2006
Nokia Settlement, which implemented the June 2005 Nokia arbitration Award. An
oral evidentiary hearing on the Nokia Settlement issue is scheduled to commence
on February 6, 2008.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
INTERDIGITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Lawrence F. Shay
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Lawrence F. Shay
Chief Legal Officer and Government Affairs
Date: November 21, 2007