A buyout huh? Wow, what a novel idea... Um...do you realize that 10 or 11 yrs ago, that's exactly what this became all about when vplm, after reneging on their much repeated promise to integrate the patent technology into their own platform, all of a sudden, with no why's or wherefore's, decided to sell the company. And ALLEGEDLY/SUPPOSEDLY, that's what they've been trying to do ever since. And allegedly, when they could get no buyers or even licensees, they then allegedly decided their only option was to start sueing the alleged infringers. Did you know that? I ask because it sounds like you didn't know that. Sorry if I misunderstand.