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): August 4, 2005
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InterDigital Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-11152 23-1882087
(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction 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 8.01. Other Events.
As previously reported in the Company's 2004 Form 10-K and March 31, 2005
Form 10-Q, in July 2003 Nokia Corporation ("Nokia") filed in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas a motion to intervene and to
gain access to documents previously sealed by the Court in the now-settled
litigation between InterDigital Communications Corporation (the "Company"),
InterDigital Technology Corporation and Ericsson, Inc. ("Ericsson Litigation").
We filed a response opposing the request to intervene and opposing the request
for access to the documents. The trial court granted Nokia's motion to intervene
in the Ericsson Litigation and provided Nokia with document access on a limited
basis. Nokia subsequently filed a motion to reinstate certain orders that were
vacated in the Ericsson Litigation, which motion was granted by the trial court.
We appealed that ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
On August 4, 2005 the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of
the Company and reversed the trial court's order, finding that the district
court had committed error in permitting Nokia to intervene. The Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's decisions which had both granted
intervention and reinstated the prior vacated orders, which orders had been
vacated as part of the settlement of the Ericsson Litigation.
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/ W.J. Merritt
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William J. Merritt
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 5, 2005