Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Election of New Director.

On June 17, 2009, the board of directors (the "board") of InterDigital, Inc. (the "company"), upon the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee, elected John A. Kritzmacher, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Global Crossing Limited, as a new director. The board also named Mr. Kritzmacher to the audit committee and the finance and investment committee. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Kritzmacher's election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Mr. Kritzmacher will be compensated in accordance with the compensation program for the company's non-management directors, as described in the company's 2009 proxy statement filed on April 30, 2009. Accordingly, upon his election to the board, he received an award of 6,000 restricted stock units, vesting annually in three equal installments starting on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 InterDigital, Inc. press release dated June 18, 2009

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