There seems to be some debate on the impact the claim construction regarding the 584, and subsequent unsuccessful appeal, has on the overall strength of the MMP and future infringement claims. It seems all the talk from the company lately is regarding building "on Patriot’s past successes" and almost exclusively focusing on M&A (nothing specific) with little mention of future licensing. Can Rick or anyone comment on this and specifically:

1. Why was ARM not sued along with the J3 initially if J3 are all using ARM microprocessors?

2. If J3 were all using ARM microprocessors why was the claim as to ARM limited only to the 584 and not the 336 and 148 which were applied to the J3 for the same microprocessors?

3. Does the ruling on the 584 impact the strength of the 336 and 148?

4. Do we still have any viable claims against ARM and if so why were those claims not asserted in the prior litigation?

5. How does the company feel about the chances of success regarding of the Acer et. al. litigation.

The specific issues regarding the ARM litigation and what affect loosing the 584 appeal has on the overall strength of the MMP, what is going on with future licensing, and how the Acer lawsuit is going, would not appear to violate any confidentiality regarding past litigation. A response would be appreciated as a loss of confidence in the strength of the MMP I believe would devastate the company (more).

Response from Hawk: