Replies to post #130084 on Voip Pal Com Inc (VPLM)

[drumming4life]

All great questions and valid concerns Butter. I still believe in the strength of the patents. Absent any public communication from the company, we can only assume we’re heading to trial in August.

I would have conservatively thought patents upheld & strengthened from past ex-parte re-exam, winning the 101 denial in ND TX, and trial dates set in WD TX would have been catalyst to get the PPS moving past .02 but what do I know, I’m just a dumb steel guy.

[InvestorinAZ]

Hang in there Butters!
You mentioned running out of defendants.
I suspect this is a good thing... actually a strategy... from what I see, they have kept Apple and the other "dismissed" cases in NDCA from hurting the patents by temporarily dismissing them, while they've now succeeded with Amazon and now with Huawei. 2 smaller infringers. I don't know what the win with Amazon did for us specifically, although a win is a win, and that always helps. But clearly with Huawei case, they have now eliminated or at least severely damaged any of the remaining companies (including Apple which was dismissed WITHOUT prejudice), from using Alice against us.

Winning the ex-parte examination and all the IPR battles were also key. The way I look at it, they're just closing off all the exits and the remaining companies will be forced to negotiate seriously. Once negotiations with one begins (ahem, Huawei, ahem), the others could be brought into the mix and we have the serious potential for a bidding war.

He hasn't told me this, but I suspect that's why DB is so adamant about not focusing on the trials coming up. Yes, they are one more threat to the infringers, but it seems as if closing the Alice exit door might have been enough to really get the negotiation ball rolling, and there may not be a NEED to actually go to trial.

I've said this before... I just haven't seen anything but positive things happening related to the patents... for a LONG time now!
As Drumming said... the patents are proving to be STRONG.
And I believe the legal strategy (which includes keeping everything close to the vest so as not to allow any unforced errors) will carry this thing through to completion.

The dilution/insider selling seems to me to have some other meaning than what the bashers are using it for. I honestly have no idea what that would be, but it just doesn't make sense with all the really good things happening that they'd be purposely trying to keep the price down. I've decided to leave that issue alone and just trust the amazing legal process that has been unfolding.

We're running out of defendants and these settlements don't appear to be improving the value of our investment.

[Shadow man]

Can’t you find what you are looking for in a filing? And I’d like to point out that you do not speak for me.

[leroy kelly]

Fair comments!

DB, any thoughts?