and the question has not already come up I have a possilble addition to the letter.

With the dollar's extreme weakness over the past six months against all major foreign currencies has this become one of the major points in our negotiations with infringers to the patents?  Are our negotiators (Matt L et al at TPL/PD) taking the weakened dollar into account and raising the bar of settlement based on the value of the dollar?  

 If they are not I for one think they should be doing so as the current value of the dollar makes it a lot cheaper to settle or buy a license today then it did for the same "dollar's" a year ago.

 As I am not able to follow the board as closely as use to "in the olden days" I apologize to all if this is a subject that has already come up.

 May God Bless you Ron and all on this board

 marc