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SFOR was to receive fair licensing fees. Rome and Associates would never walk away with a settlement that didn't account for future licensing fees.

The settlement was called a release and license agreement and was based on a lump-sum one-time payment to SFOR, the amount of which is not disclosed. There is no continuous license fee agreement.

If the undisclosed sum was significant (to Microsoft), they would have taken the suit to court. This is how large firms deal with patent trolls.

It is also important to note that this case does NOT provide a precedent as to the efficacy of Strikeforce's patent claims. The lawsuit was never adjudicated. To assume that other firms will be affected by the patent because Microsoft settled would be erroneous. Microsoft settled with a one-time lump-sum payment to get a patent troll out of the way of a very lucrative business in an inexpensive and timely way. There is no continuous license agreement.