LQMT gave up all rights to L-M coatings related patents for any product cateforied forever when the Company divested itself of those patents and agreed to never compete in L-M coatings products when all of the L-M coating intellectual property was spun off as LiquidMetal Coatings, LLC.
However those L-M coating patents were included in Apple's rights in the formation of Crucible. LiquidMetal Coatings, LLC was an entity in that agreement.
If Apple does not extend the patent sharing agreement, LQMT can only utilize the non-coatings patents, and non-CE patents. So, the potential for LQMT post Apple support may not be quite what many of us would like to believe.
But that downer view is based on what LQMT has demonstrated thus far. So the question is, whether or not there is any hard evidence now that LQMT could actually perform in the future? Speculation on insider trading, and piggybacking press/legitimization of the material technology based on a possible Apple product someday is not evidence. Given all of the potential positive spins, LQMT still would have to be sell, deliver, and service valuable customers. Can LQMT do that? Not as far as any evidence would suggest.
tmleads, if you know that Apple wishes to own non-CE related properties, then your case is legit. But is there sufficient evidence that Apple wants to extend its business interests beyond CE? Don't you think they made the investment in Crucible for the potential within the industry that they compete, rather than expecting to extend into heaven knows where? Just MHO.
Transparency Statement: Sure I'll buy at some price under $0.10 if I can't resist buying a bit higher, unless I just get too smart and walk away totally before then. I want LQMT to be bought by a legitimate new owner, one that can make the BMG technology work. But I've already had to depend on my investments in established businesses to cover for my wishful thinking around LQMT. I do have a limit on my financial loss tolerance.
