Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): April 9, 2020

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INTERDIGITAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Pennsylvania	1-33579	82-4936666
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300

Wilmington, DE 19809-3727

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)

(302) 281-3600

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	IDCC	NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 8.01.	Other Events.

On April 9, 2020, InterDigital learned that a civil complaint was filed that day by plaintiffs Lenovo (United States) Inc. and Motorola Mobility LLC against InterDigital, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (the “InterDigital defendants”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges that the InterDigital defendants have violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act in connection with, among other things, their licensing of 3G and 4G standards essential patents (“SEPs”). The complaint further alleges that the InterDigital defendants have violated their commitment to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (“ETSI”) with respect to the licensing of 3G and 4G SEPs on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms and conditions. The complaint seeks, among other things (i) rulings that the InterDigital defendants have violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and are liable for breach of their ETSI FRAND commitments, (ii) a judgment that the plaintiffs are entitled to a license with respect to InterDigital’s 3G and 4G SEPs on FRAND terms and conditions, and (iii) injunctions against any demand for allegedly excessive royalties or enforcement of the InterDigital defendants’ 3G and 4G U.S. SEPs against the plaintiffs or their customers via patent infringement proceedings.

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.