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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 2, 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 jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
InterDigital Communications Corporation (the Company) and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Tantivy Communications, Inc. (Tantivy) have entered into a combined
patent license and technology agreement with Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Lucent).
As part of the agreement, Lucent and Tantivy agreed to dismiss the patent
infringement litigation between them.
Under the terms of the agreement, Lucent is obligated to pay approximately $14
million over a period of approximately 5 years. Tantivy granted a patent license
to Lucent under only those patents which were involved in the litigation being
dismissed covering Lucent's cdma2000(R) infrastructure products. In addition,
the Company and Lucent agreed to cooperate on advanced technology programs. The
parties expect to enter into negotiations regarding licensing the balance of
their respective patent portfolios and to discuss further business
relationships.
The Company is currently evaluating the revenue recognition and will provide
guidance at an appropriate time.
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 report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ R.J. Fagan
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Richard J. Fagan
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 2, 2005