I agree. Why can't we be seen as, if not on, at least closer to ACTG level? They are at 3X Sales. That puts NEW Marathon at a $78m Market cap based on the pro forma TTM revenues (with the benefit of a much lower tax rate. The Market loves inversions like this, if only we were in ANY other sector).

I am sure they must be planning to have new European listed shares as well which will open us up to a whole new set of potential investors.

I am interested in the call and want to hear why the Uniloc guys think now is a good time to go public with the sector so out of favor

Is this company derived from the Uniloc that beat MSFT?

Uniloc sued Microsoft in 2003 for violating its patent relating to technology designed to deter software piracy. In 2006, US District Judge William Smith ruled in favour of Microsoft, but an appeals court overturned his decision, saying there was a "genuine issue of material fact" and that he should not have ruled on the case without hearing from a jury.[12] On April 8, 2009 a Rhode Island jury found Microsoft had violated the patent and told Microsoft to pay Uniloc $388 million in damages.[13] After this success, Uniloc filed new patent infringement suits against Sony America, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Borland Software and Aspyr MediaUniloc sued Microsoft in 2003 for violating its patent relating to technology designed to deter software piracy. In 2006, US District Judge William Smith ruled in favour of Microsoft, but an appeals court overturned his decision, saying there was a "genuine issue of material fact" and that he should not have ruled on the case without hearing from a jury.[12] On April 8, 2009 a Rhode Island jury found Microsoft had violated the patent and told Microsoft to pay Uniloc $388 million in damages.[13] After this success, Uniloc filed new patent infringement suits against Sony America, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Borland Software and Aspyr Media

Oh and no more US taxes either

45% of a company with 37m in trailing revenues + 662 patents and 101 Trials. And we won't have to worry about that cash problem or meeting fortress covenants.

I think I gladly accept this

Agree but perhaps exact number has not been reached just yet which is why it hasn't been disclosed?

Is it possible we could find out the unknown defendant is Stryker?

Who cares this whole Opus thing is a distraction and waste of time and resources. It has no effect on the bottom line and probably never will.

Where did everyone go?

Oh yeah and now you are about to get MARA de-listed on top of everything else

How about a pay cut and you can ride the equity play with the rest of the geniuses

Do something to back up the stock Doug. This is supposed to be an equity play. Well if this doesn't get reversed fast any upcoming settlements won't even get the stock back to where it was when you made the Genius comment. You sold us a slow and steady business, singles and doubles where is it? We are left holding a POS $2 stock on hopes of a big win that may spike the shares for a few days. How did you let that happen. Is there any vision any more for a fast growing company on its way to consistent EPS and even a div like its big cap peers? Its 2015 not 2014. Almost nothing has happened and we are 50% lower than we were this time last year

If MARA is going to make investors look like geniuses at $5 what will it make them look like now? Find a backer, find someone to support the stock. Spangenberg, Bass, you. Give us a vision, give some estimates, give us an earnings date for christ sake or is that going to get delayed too?

Have you talked to the company?

Well this is nice. Any news?

None. No one does and that is the problem with this company as a stock. I don't want to assume but I'd guess another single

Settlement with Twitter upcoming too

http://www.scribd.com/doc/273504506/Sampo-v-Twitter-Stay-Pending-Settlement

Well what IS going on then. This was supposed to be an exciting year with many big announcements and its been dead. Trials and Markmans come and go and no news what else can one do but assume none is forthcoming

Someone just offered 25K and saw it taken pretty quickly. Nice to see. Tells me maybe just maybe some one is accumulation here and just waiting for some offers to build

This is day trading services taking hold of the stock now. Weak holders and flippers. I don't consider it positive

Hope I'm wrong and we get news here

Annual Meeting this Friday. Anyone going?

No it traded 5200 shares at 81c yesterday. At the lows. Fun

Troll Toll
Marathon gets inventive to make patents pay

Litigious Marathon Patent Group feels the term “troll” isn’t a suitable description for its money-making business.

Another big volume small range day. I too am wondering how to read into that if we should at all?

Can ACTG give the sector some life here! probably not but hey nice to see good numbers from someone

I don't want to jinx anything but with Royce on board and recent trading I feel like this stock may actually be ready to act well on good news (if only we could get some of that)

ACTG up 5% ahead of earnings maybe we can ride some coat tails there for a start

The only reason to do this .....(because I am sure Doug is very aware of the share price and how an 8K like this could appear to a shaky investor)..... Is because Doug believes that there is significantly, very significantly more money to get from Stryker by holding on here and NOT taking whatever is on the table right now. The stock issuance is very marginally dilutive and I'm sure it kills Doug a little to do it and the additional interest expense does not appear to be too costly given most of this has been paid down already. A necessary evil though one that also puts greater importance on the Stryker case

Very nice to see a fund like Royce take over a 3% stake in the company. They are not flippers and hopefully have room to support the stock going forward

Why doesn't Spangenberg ever say anything about MARA?

I feel like we don't know anything about the Stryker case. We have had this injunction in place since December. Why haven't we settled? This was not on the list of "home runs" either.


What happened to all the catalysts? Now the story is nothing happening until end of October

Is Biomet worth enough for a positive Pre-Announcement? That is the question that matters.

Why is Unified Patents going after Marathon?

So its come to this. Ugghh

So when say MDBX traded at $90, a 3b+ market cap it was a legit company/stock but now at 17c and a $6m Mkt cap it is what?


There are examples all over the place of Penny stocks taking 1, 2, 3, day or week trips into the billion mkt cap range. That doesn't mean they are worth that. Its called pump and dump and no the SEC doesn't care about it for the most part. And no there is nothing you can do if you get left holding the bag at 17c

I am saying this to help you so you can protect yourself that's all. I can say pretty confidently that SIXD is not worth $14 a share and will not stay up here for long

Yes its penny stock nonsense. That's not real. While I'd gladly cash in if the day traders, squeeze engineers or whatever is happening there were to attack MARA, I'm more interested in MARA growing into a midcap name the old fashioned way slow and steady, earning the mkt cap they deserve

Would be nice to get an update here

What'e the latest out of Washington? anyone know where reform stands and when we might get it put in the rearview?

Where is the Stryker Settlement news? Something very fishy about this dragging on for so long despite the court "wins" and Injunction don't you think?

Well we are getting the death blow treatment that the Online education stocks and ethanol stocks among others received. Rightly or wrongly. I hope I am not missing something

Please no more news. Please

Sector is so hated. I feel like there is something big coming from Washington to kill these businesses and we are all out of the loop

I feel like I've read this before quite awhile ago

The company needs to show that this is a good business. Meaning lay out revenue growth, EPS, Cash fLow and return on investment from each patent purchase

Just reiterating all the potential "revenue events" is not going to cut it especially when we don't know amounts as they happen

Can we get to EPS positive on singles and doubles alone? I was under the impression we could within a couple year time frame.

Ha Imagine if that got discovered

But it makes a good point. I have been curious for awhile now how the stock price effects the ability to negotiate settlements? And why a defendant wouldn't try to do harm to the shares seeing how small a Market Cap MARA has?

Why can't YHOO finance or any other site get this right??