Voip Pal Com Inc (VPLM)

[chazzy1]

Thanks rapz for that excellent expose on treble damages. So, this award is not so much to compensate the patent owner as it is to punish the infringer. Thanks to Chief Justice Roberts, it is now much easier for the plaintiff to establish willfulness in a District Court. This is another reason why I believe that VP would fare much better with a court victory under Judge Albright than with an out of court settlement, where the terms are often undisclosed, and where the compensation to the abused patent owner most often favors the infringer, and where infringement itself is NOT proven in a court of law, thereby adversely affecting the other pending cases. Of course a buyout would be another great option for VPLM shareholders, and no one (myself included) would object to a fair and reasonable settlement. But, as shareholders, we are in the back seat of the VPLM bus. We are not the driver and, as such, we are are not privy to the driver's view of the road ahead, nor do we hold the roadmap. However, we are getting closer to our destination, and I truly believe that whichever route this bus takes will be a win win for all VPLM shareholders.