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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b)
1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person* (Last, First, Middle)		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or
Trading Symbol		 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
  Kiernan, Brian G.
  InterDigital Communications Corporation (IDCC)
 
  781 Third Avenue
4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year) 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    December 10, 2002
 
  (Street) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  King of Prussia, PA 19406
(City)                (State)           (Zip)		   o  Director o  10% Owner   x Form filed by One Reporting Person
    x  Officer (give title below)   o Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
        Senior Vice President, Standards
     
Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).
 

 

 
Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 2a. Deemed Execution
Date, if any.
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)		 Price            
  Common Stock   12/10/02   S   2,500   D $17.04         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02     S   1,500   D $17.03         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02     S   1,500   D $17.02         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02     S   1,300   D $17.05         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02     S   2,500   D $17.09         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02     S   1,200   D $16.94         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02     S   1,500   D $17.07         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02   S   2,000   D $17.08         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02   S   2,000   D $17.13         D  
  Common Stock   12/10/02   S   1,000   D $17.12         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   2,000   D $17.01         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   3,000   D $17.09         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   2,800   D $17.05         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   3,200   D $17.06         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   3,000   D $17.11         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   3,000   D $17.14         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   2,000   D $17.24         D  
  Common Stock   12/11/02   S   1,500   D $17.35     38,745     D  
  Common Stock     V         267(1)     I   By 401(k) Plan

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
  (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security		 3. Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3a. Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		 4. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
                      Code V   (A) (D)
  Option (Right-to-Buy)   $5.4375     12/10/02     M   17,000
  Option (Right-to-Buy)   $5.4375     12/11/02     M   20,500
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative
Securities Beneficially Owned
Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
  Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		   Title Amount or
Number of
Shares		                        
  (2) 09/21/2007   Common Stock 17,000   (3)       58,000     D  
  (2) 09/21/2007   Common Stock 20,500   (3)       37,500     D  
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Between July 1, 2001 and September 30, 2002, the Reporting Person acquired 267 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation Savings and Protection Plan. This information is based on the most recently published plan statement dated September 30, 2002.

(2) Part of a grant of 75,000 options which vested as follows: 12,500 on 12/31/97; 12,500 on 06/30/98; 12,500 on 12/31/98; 12,500 on 06/30/99; 12,500 on 12/31/99 and 12,500 on 06/30/2000.

(3) Granted pursuant to the Company’s 1982 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.

/s/ Rebecca Bridgeford Opher, Attorney-In-Fact for Brian G. Kiernan   December 12, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person		  
Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
 

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