This may be stating the obvious, but with each new license execution or favorable treatment in court, setttlement, USPTO treatment etc., the cumulative affect is building and at some point (not quite there yet) will be unstoppable by my estimation. It is just a matter of patience, timing, and a little bit of luck - i.e. that the government does not change the rules (Patent Reform) or the USPTO is fair (not subject to corruption, etc.) in its determination and treatment of the subject patents.

Is there a correlation (historically) between the timing of the "big" license executions..or are they all over the map? My quess is that they are probably all over the map..were the offenders noticed over time using a focused approach (i.e. concentrate on a particular industry?..or were the notices sent out in mass to the offenders (i.e. shotgun approach)..or some combination of both?

The answers to these questions probably have already been given in the past..but as I am new to this board would appreciate the insight or historical knowledge.