8-K 1 eightk.txt EIGHTK.TXT 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): July 8, 2002 INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) PENNSYLVANIA 1-11152 23-1882087 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) file number) Identification Number) 781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406-1409 (Address and zip code of principal executive offices) (610) 878-7800 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events. ------------- The Federal District Court has set February 10, 2003 as the start date for the jury trial in the patent infringement lawsuit involving the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, InterDigital Technology Corporation, and Ericsson Inc. In the interim, court ordered mediation continues between the parties. SIGNATURE 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 Dated: July 12, 2002 Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary