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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): May 30, 2006
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InterDigital Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-11152 23-1882087
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1409
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-878-7800
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
(a) On May 30, 2006, InterDigital Communications Corporation issued a press
release providing revenue guidance for second quarter 2006. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In May 2006, we resolved a dispute with Panasonic Mobile Communications Co.,
Ltd. (formerly known as Matsushita Communications Industrial Co., Ltd.)
(Panasonic) regarding royalty payment provisions under our 2001 CDMA (including
3G) patent license agreement. As part of the resolution of this matter,
Panasonic agreed that, through December 31, 2005, they had exhausted $12.0
million against an advance payment on royalties of $19.5 million made in 2001.
Prior to the resolution, the parties had disagreed as to whether or not certain
Panasonic licensed products infringed one or more of our licensed patents, which
would have triggered Panasonic's royalty obligations. As a result, we had not
recognized any of the $19.5 million advance royalty payment as revenue. We will
recognize the $12.0 million exhaustion as revenue in second quarter 2006 along
with per-unit royalties to be reported by Panasonic related to their sales of
licensed products in first quarter 2006.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated May 30, 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Richard Brezski
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Richard Brezski
Controller
Dated: May 30, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated May 30, 2006