I think Vringo has given up on the judge. Their "in your face" motions to ask for a 7% rate or to re-visit laches is to get any ruling out of him so they can move on to the appeals court where they hope they will get better treatment.
I have seen too many fed.judges that have dragged things out, only to rule heavily against the plaintiff, despite them being substantially in the right. You only have to replay the RMBS, TIVO or TSRA farces or the ELN or DNDN lychings by the FDA, to see how unjust these guys can be.
Google being Obama's 4th largest campaign contributor and their being heavily involved with internet security is a leading factor. If you revisit the Micron case with Rambus, they played the national security card and got exactly what they wanted, a total loss for Rambus.
Whethe the appeals court will be any better is unknown, but this judge, by his not ruling even on a unquestioned error by the jury is a big tell where he is going. And, why does he keep moving the dates back?
Letting the shorts get out whole is the likely reason. I was long, but the judge's actions or lack of them is telegraphing where this going. He might give them a small chunk or this or that, but he's being told it is in the nation's interest to minimize or eliminate any damage to Google and also why should a "patent troll" be given anything when so much time has passed.
Hence, this explains his not allowing for the laches witness to be allowed into the record. Vringo is just biding their time hoping, the delay is not the case of going to get hammered, but I have seen this too many times before.
I was a bull, but the lack of movement tells me the judge is going to rule against them. He hasn't done anything yet because he might not want to shaft VRNG to the extent he has been told to do so. It doesn't matter what happened in the court room or what the jury decided, that is all for show. It matters who phones the judge and what he is told to do. I've seen it before several times and a big takedown is coming. I will buy some more calls hoping for the best, but they will probably expire worthless.
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