VIVK DID buy QSIM out essentially. VIVK now owns all of QSIM's assets of real value but not the debt and not the possible legal baggage that would come with a merger.
(QSIM recently settled a big lawsuit from some investors, reported in their fillings)
If VIVK sits on the patents for 1 year they owe 2 Million $$ less, 2 years, they owe nothing more except a tiny royalty.
VIVK can still sell $450,000 per 6 months of the product and owe nothing and it's not money anyway, it's restricted preferred stock.
Keep in mind that with a world class science team and backing from an industry leading partner, QSIM was not able to sell ANY of their product in the 2 and a half years since validation.
VIVK merger with QSIM is not logical at this point. VIVK already has what's worth having.