"Due to changes in the patent laws over the last few years, our Nunchi patents are being challenged earlier in the litigation process," said Fred Falk, president & CEO of eDigital. "A common maneuver is for defendants to file a petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of the asserted patents which, in our Dropcam case, the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has granted. As a result, the PTAB will review the patents. If the patents are upheld, we believe the patents will be stronger against other defendants considering IPR challenges. Aside from the IPR activity, we are in early negotiations with a number of the other defendants and are confident regarding the prospects for mutually acceptable license settlements," Falk concluded.