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Re: Has Postyle Stumbled?It's just the reality of the industry. IP companies are a sum of their parts. And sometimes those who are litigating/monetizing the assets are just as important (if not more so) than the assets themselves. That's why some IP companies succeed and others fail. When is the last time you saw an IP company get bought out or purchased through hostile takeover? You probably haven't, because it doesn't happen more than once in a thousand blue moons. So any discussions of a VRNG takeover would have to be based on a friendly agreement. And with over 100 million shares outstanding, VRNG isn't going to accept the type of friendly deals that would be proposed commensurate with the current market valuation. And without Cohen, the VRNG patents associated with the NOK patent purchase diminish greatly. Moreover, if you read the terms and provisions of the existing contract VRNG has with NOK you will realize there are a lot of penalties and other stipulations that would adversely impact (i.e., impair) VRNG should a third party take them over. Since you brought up MSFT ("So Mr. Cohen is too proud to work for Microsoft?"), it's very important to realize it's not a matter of pride. Mr. Cohen would not be asked to work for MSFT because MSFT has no need for VRNG. MSFT already has access to almost all of VRNG's significant intellectual property. In the first link, you can see clearly MSFT settled with Vringo for use of the I/P Engine patents. These patents expire in 2016 so it's a lifetime license and MSFT has full access to the patents for their duration. In the second link, you can clearly see that MSFT has purchased Nokia's mobile manufacturing business. Per the terms of the NOK/VRNG patent purchase in 2012, NOK has a lifetime fully-paid license to its own patents (it sold to VRNG). That license transfers to MSFT with the purchase of the mobile phone and services division. So any questions relating to David Cohen working for MSFT are moot. It's not a realistic scenario since MSFT has no need to buy the cow as they are already getting the milk for free. (not free, as they paid $1 million + six patents to VRNG as per the terms of the I/P Engine settlement). For the record, I made no predictions. There's so much that can happen with VRNG going forward and nobody has a clue what is next. I just like to point out what is realistic and what is not. Logic trumps wishful thinking. And it's not realistic to expect an IP company to be bought out, especially a week after they just got crushed by a terrible CAFC decision that invalidated what the market (not myself, mind you) deemed its most valuable assets. |
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2436 | Re: Has Postyle Stumbled? | terryhallinan | 0 | 8/23/2014 9:31:59 AM |