Wasn't part of the reason for the T3 filing that the license fee was too much, $60 to $80 million, from memory(corrections more than welcome)
Double/treble that post validation and the T3 would be looking at a serious drain on currently decreasing profits. I think part of the reason for so few licences recently has been an increase in the fee.
As the license fee requested is public knowledge and with one of the T3 licensing, surely that becomes a leverage point as well? When the T2 becomes the T1, imagine the pressure to settle pre USPTO decision then.
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