It could well be. But if Knobbe see the $$$ they can do a swifty like PL did to SL. Knobbe can use there legal knowledge to out smart PL and get the Pat's for a lot cheaper by forcing XMDCQ to Chap 7. Who Knobbe are owed $$ and will be the first in line for the Pat's.
Or PL and Knobbe is working together to out smart SL and make him sign up and shut up! XMDCQ becomes XMDC and we al sail off into the manufacturing sunset....