Bingo! Their whole scheme falls to the ground once massive volume hits the stock, but so long as this stock remains in obscurity with very little volume, they can make money in the meantime. They obviously think this will go up, but why wait a month or two to make money? May as well make it now too. And if you have millions of dollars in your back pocket, you can manipulate a stock like this for a while to pad your own pocket.
What do small potatoes like you and me do? Notice the pattern, play along, and get ready for the real events: Markman hearing, and Markman conclusion.