Vertical Computer Systems Inc (fka VCSY)

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You imply that there is VCSY IP in Microsoft Office. based on the Microsoft/VCSY settlement from years ago. Patent protection for that IP expires on 11/30/2024, so even if it contained it (which is highly unlikely), it won't alter VCSY's financial position. Microsoft paid for a perpetual license and does not owe VCSY a cent. The product that was impacted at the time was SharePoint, which makes sense because 744 is a content-management patent, and SharePoint is a document/content management system. They even failed to pay the maintenance fees on the vaunted MLE patent, which has also expired. All of this information is publicly available on the USPTO site. Companies have been moving away from perpetual licenses for quite a while. Adobe, Microsoft, and many others only offer subscription-based models, and many are cloud-based.