InterDigital
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| Public | |
| Traded as |
NASDAQ: IDCC S&P MidCap 400 index |
| Industry | Wireless Patent monetization |
| Founded | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (1972) |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware USA |
Key people |
Doug Henderson, Chairman of the Board William J. Merritt, President & CEO Richard Brezski CFO |
| Products | CDMA/WCDMA/LTE chipsets |
| Revenue |
 US$416 million (2014)[1] |
|
US$169 million (2014)[2] | |
Number of employees |
330 (2012) [3] |
| Slogan | Creating the Living Network. |
| Website |
www |
InterDigital is a company that develops wireless technologies for mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400 index.
InterDigital has a portfolio of about 20,000 U.S. and foreign issued patents and patent applications. In 2012 Business Insider put them on their list of the 8 most fearsome patent trolls.[4] They are frequently called patent trolls because they don't build products, but instead license technology and standards-essential patents to product-manufacturing companies.[5][6]
Corporate history
Key Dates:[7]
- 1972: Company is incorporated as International Mobile Machines Corporation.
- 1981: Company goes public.
- 1992: Name is changed to InterDigital Communications Corp.
- 1998: Alliance with Nokia is established.
- 2003: Patent infringement suit is settled with Ericsson.
- 2012: Moved corporate headquarters from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to Wilmington, Delaware
Locations
InterDigital offices are present in Wilmington Delaware, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Melville New York, San Diego California in USA, The United Kingdom and Montreal Quebec in Canada. In 2015 InterDigital expanded and opened an office in South Korea.
See also
References
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- ↑ Yahoo Finance Company Profile
- ↑ "Tech's 8 Most Fearsome 'Patent Trolls'". 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "A Patent Troll By Any Other Name Still Stinks". 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "'Patent trolling' InterDigital CAN ask ITC to ban Nokia mobes: Supreme Court". 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "International Directory of Company Histories, Vol.61. St. James Press, 2004.".