I'll give Alan the benefit of the doubt that a Big Dog (likely larger than Intel Corp). left it's pants down.
We've waited this long what's another six months or so.
I'll even be glad if I can recoupe something back from investment. District court lawsuit: In July 2020, after the PTAB ruling, HDC filed an infringement lawsuit against Intel in district court, asserting the '685 and other related patents. The district court litigation was a subsequent step that followed the USPTO's determination on inventorship and validity.