“It’s a common practice for the new patent filer [Duke] to agree to license the prior patent for a fair price [paid to PPHM].
Is it Duke paying or CHAVI?
Is it Duke's patent or CHAVI's?...
CHAVI is a collaboration effort....If PPHM's anti PS is the centerpiece, better press than just Duke, especially when you throw the Gates Foundation in there....along with Duke of course.
PPHM has good friends this time....Playing ball with the govt and CHAVI....Duke/NIAID,DTRA,USAMRIID, etc, etc.....Could help with some important deals and decisions later on..