A lot of what you posted makes sense to me too....EXCEPT..
"I also believe that the settlement dollars were quite high and that the J's will probably pay in installments over time quarter by quarter or year by year."
If that were the case and there were "finite ' dollars attached to it then those who just bought sdhares who are considered insiders would NOT be able to buy IMO.
That would constitute an item of information that if it is not able to be revealed, due to the NDA, then those who had that information would be trading against the rules.
Now there could be some sort of agreement to come back to the negotitating table after the reexam but that information would not be considered insider stuff if there is no guarnatee of dollars attached.
So yes I believe as you do, that there is big bucks available after a positive reexam but no one, even those on the inside,have had definitive dollars agreed at this time.
So with the average reexam taking 18- 24 months, from the time the determination to initiate a reeam by the PTO occurs, we can check the PTO site and we can see that the June to Dec. period is a aiming point for the reexam certificate to be issued.
We obviously have some time to wait, at least my experience with reexams shows that to be true, so what we now need is some good old fashioned positive ONGOING PR in the form of more licenses and more share buybacks and more of the insiders buying too.
What we do not want to see is a dearth of info coming from the company and the appeqarance of us just sitting by idly,not being pro-active in any way. That will cause the stock PPS to sink back into the doldrum level of the low 30's at least.
JMHO.