I'm begining to believe it just may have been buisness as usual.. not that that is a bad thing.. I am begining to believe they settled with the Js to be able to put all their energies into the reexams.. so they didn't have to fight the litigation, a possible appeal.. dragging this thing out thru the PTO proccess (burning too important a candle at both ends so to speak).. They recognize the absolute importance of getting thru the Reexams successfully.. coming out with strong 336, 148, 584 patents.. making sure this happens.  Then they target a couple of new big names to take to Marshall.. Markman in fist, Reexams successfully behind.. that is when we will see the dramatic jump in MMP fees.  Until, we will have signing as per usual, fees possibly increased because most first movers have been filled.. but most of the energies of TPL will be directed to Reexams, instead of litigation at this point... I know some feel the reexams are an after thought.. I am not one of them.

So this may be why they didn't have to state the dollars in the 8-K.. they may not be as gigantic as some had hoped... and that's OK with me.. if it is part of their plan to make sure they get the Reexams right. 

jmo... regards