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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): September 22, 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, 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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously reported in our Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, on
July 1, 2005 InterDigital Communications Corporation (the Company) and
InterDigital Technology Company (ITC), one of the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiaries, filed a petition in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York (the Court) to confirm the final award in the
their arbitration proceeding with Nokia Corporation (Nokia). On or about August
1, 2005, Nokia filed an opposition to our petition and a motion to vacate or
modify the award.
On September 22, 2005, the Court issued on its own motion a revised scheduling
order, rescheduling oral argument on the foregoing matters from mid-October to
early December 2005.
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
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Lawrence F. Shay
General Counsel
Dated: September 23, 2005