<Now the relationship between PTSC and TPL is only visible in the parts you cited but if you read the cited sentences you'll see that it doesn't say anything of partnership.>

If it previously said anything about a partnership, I suspect that use of that term was inaccurate and misleading. The following paragraph taken from Joint Venture page spells out all the relationships accurately, as I believe they always existed. Nothing more ever existed other than what is stated, IMO.

<Phoenix Digital Solutions (PDS) is a joint venture established via agreements entered into between Patriot Scientific and The TPL Group in June 2005. Patriot and TPL each own 50% of the joint venture and share in the proceeds of licensing activities as distributed by the joint venture pursuant to the agreements. Alliacense, a TPL Group entity, is solely responsible for the commercialization and licensing of this unified patent portfolio. >

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