I was at the SHM and I have been a shareholder for the past dozen years.

There is a positive correlation between our first (of 17) reexams and the declining share price.

That trend seems to be revsersed given the '584 just joined the '336 and the '148 as recertified from the USPTO, ending 6 years of uncertainty.

As DL put it at the share holder "The MMP, in legal parlance, is now Bullet Proof!"

The Special Interest that waged the proxy wars for the past 6 years; pubpat and barco; et al are about the see the arm of justice hand us another positive Markman and give us the tools we need to be finally be successful.

Our BOD are decent and caring people who are acting in our best interest, not just because the have to, but becuase the want to. They have been doing a yeomen's job given the circumstances; 17 attacks on the patents, citing 6000 instances of prior art and an economy in the tank.

And DL may be a bit rough around the edges, but at the end of the day, he's been at the helm of one of the most successful licensing progams in history.

By all indications, we are just scratching the surface; $350M in licensing revenue from ~90 Licensees and additional 450 on Infringement Notice (100 of which are in active negotiations) and all facing an increasingly expensive licensing program.

My guess is we will see a steady stream of licensees and share price in the coming weeks till the Markman results. That should take us to much hire levels, setting the stage nicely for the Divy announcement and the next '06 esque run...

It is for these resaons I choose to focus on the bright future rather than dwell on the past.

Here's to Up and to the Right!!!