Also, it takes the US President out of the equation for the time being. It appears that the ITC decisions are more "political" and who knows how this would have swung. Imagine if we had won and the President used his powers (once again) to overturn an ITC ruling. The NDOC is where the real money lies (in terms of dollars) and either venue can draw settlements.

IMO the ITC is more of an unknown as more players / actors have a say.