DSS Inc (DSS)

[Nolerman]

"The ECB appeal was heard back in April in Spain regarding the suit brought by DSS. (DSS won original case). The ruling was supposed to be released 2nd quarter but no answer yet. This would be a seminal event for the company if positive ruling. Any thoughts from legal experts very much welcome."

This is a great point. I have received a couple private messages regarding this suit since it isn't necessarily in the recent spotlight, and two easy reads to catch up are below:

http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/document-security-systems-says-euro-notes-infringe-its-patent-seeks-damages-by-way-of-royalties-from-european-central-bank-154621405.html

http://kluwerpatentblog.com/2010/12/22/ecb-cashes-in-at-dutch-coa-dss’-patent-revoked/

Bottom line is with a ruling here and a settlement with Novell (as you eluded to above), momentum would be fantastic for the company going into Markman and fantastic for Joe Retail to bank some profits.

"One of the greatest things I believe started happening immediately is the constant issuing of stock to officers of the company will cease and desist. DSS was just plain horrible. A stock that had no insider buys (they didn’t need to!) is just bad business. I will say with pretty good confidence, Hudson Bay will effectively stop that going forward. The days of stock based compensation costs of 247% are hereby gone. "

This was one of many things that were "horrible" about the company, But I'm glad you brought this up. As there are so many negatives with the logistical operations of old DSS, new DSS has some exciting prospects. I am interested to see how this shakes out in the near term. Thanks for posting.