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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
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1. Name and address of Reporting Person*
Tilden, Charles R.
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(Last) (First) (MI)
c/o Interdigital Communications Corporation
781 Third Avenue
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(Street)
King of Prussia, PA 19406-1409
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
InterDigital Communications Corporation (IDCC)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number
of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year | 5. If Amendment, Date of
| Original (Month/Year)
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September 2002 |
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer [ ] Other (specify below)
(give title below)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
______ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
______ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2. Trans- | 2A. | 3. Transaction Code | 4. Security Acquired (A) or Disposed
(Instr. 3) | action | Deemed | (Instr. 8) | of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)
| Date | Execution | |
| | Date, if | |
| | any | |
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| Day/ | Day/ | |
| Year) | Year) | |
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| | | Code | V | Amount | (A)or | Price
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Common Stock | 09/30/02 | | J(1) | V | 169 | A | $7.395
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Common Stock | | | | V | | |
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1. Title of Security | 5. Amount of Securities | 6. Ownership Form: | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3) | Beneficially Owned | Direct (D) or | Ownership (Instr. 4)
| Following Reported | Indirect (I) |
| Transaction(s) | (Instr. 4) |
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Common Stock | 45,621 | D |
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Common Stock | 316(2) | I | By 401(k) plan
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Purchased pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, "a tax conditioned plan".
(2) Between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002, the reporting person acquired
316 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 June 30, 2002.
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TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or | 3. Trans- | 3A. | 4. Transaction | 5. Number of Derivative
(Instr. 3) | Exercise Price of | action | Deemed | Code (Instr.| Securities Acquired
| Derivative Security | Date | Execution | 8) | (A) or Disposed of
| | | Date, if | | (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)
| | | Any | |
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| | (Month/ |(Month/ | |
| | Day/ | Day/ | |
| | Year) | Year) | |
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| | | | Code | V | (A) | (D)
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 6. Date Exercisable and | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying | 8. Price of Derivative
(Instr. 3) | Expiration Date | Securities (Instr. 3 & 4) | Security (Instr. 5)
| (Month/Day/Year) | |
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| Date | Expiration | Title | Amount or Number |
| Exercisable | Date | | of Shares |
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative | 10. Ownership Form of Derivative | 11. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 3) | Securities Beneficially | Security: Direct (D) or | Beneficial Ownership
| Owned at End of Month | Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
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).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
/s/: Charles R. Tilden October 2, 2002
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Charles R. Tilden Date
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