I don’t have a lot of concern if the re-re-exam takes a year or two since I have never traded PTSC. I have only accumulated this stock with spare money since 1994. Obviously sooner is better than later but to me, this is one you buy when you think the price is low and just forget about it. Out of curiosity I am going to put some time line together and guess at the date of the recertification. If I remember the 336 was cleared from the last request so there is nothing for the new recertification to be merged with. Hopefully the examiner will see the request for what it is and expedite his findings. So at a quick glance that’s one to two years. As far as the courts are concerned the patents are enforceable. I don’t expect the Texas case to be held up for the completion of a re-reexamination. When I brief through re-reexamination all I saw was citing of the same prior art in combination as apposed too singularly. GLTA

The procedure

The re-examination process is likely to take at least one to two years and careful consideration must be given to the timing and appropriateness of the re-examination request based on the litigation strategy. A brief breakdown of that timing follows.

http://www.buildingipvalue.com/05_NA/075_078.htm

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

REPORT TO CONGRESS

on

INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION

Executive Summary

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/reports/reexam_report.htm