================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------- 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): September 1, 2005 -------------- InterDigital Communications Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-11152 23-1882087 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) 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 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. (a) On September 1, 2005, InterDigital Communications Corporation's patent holding subsidiaries (collectively, "InterDigital") entered into a worldwide, non-transferable, non-exclusive, patent license agreement with Kyocera Wireless Corp., and its parent corporation, Kyocera Corporation, (collectively, "Kyocera"). The five-year 3G patent license agreement covers the sale of terminal units compliant with cdma2000(R) technology and its extensions from July 1, 2004, onward. InterDigital Technology Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of InterDigital Communications Corporation, and Kyocera Corporation are also parties to a TDMA-technology patent license agreement, which remains in place. Under the terms of the new patent license agreement and subject to certain Kyocera options to convert the license to a royalty-bearing basis, Kyocera is obligated to pay InterDigital a license fee of $50 million, which covers licensed product sales up to a specified threshold dollar amount. The $50 million fee is payable in four installments, including an initial payment of $20 million due in the third quarter of 2005, and three additional $10 million installments due no later than the third quarters of 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively. cdma2000(R) is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-USA). 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/ Lawrence F. Shay ------------------------------------- Lawrence F. Shay General Counsel Dated: September 8, 2005