Ok what choices do they have now?
1. Wait for USPTO to decide on validity of the patents. How long will that take? What is the odds that all claims for entire MMP are invalidated? How much more will I pay if I wait and patent claims remain in tact? What if TPL initiates litigation against us? (I believe patents are valid until USPTO says they are not in a final office action).
2. Wait for TPL to initiate legal action. Will not the cost of settlement automatically go up once we reach that point? Can we afford the added expense of litigation? Can we win in court, given the fact that all the Js settled rather than go to trial?
3. Argue for the best settlement terms we can get right now.
Can anyone think of any other choices? And if you were one of the fence sitters, what would you do? Opty