IBM has a HUGE IP portfolio and they live by their patents.

Yes, they have a large amount of the best lawyers money can buy, however how can IBM lawyers stand up in court and say they don`t recognize patents that have several precedents with Intel, AMD and HP :-)

We could counter with pointing fingers at their own IP patent portfolio and the results they are getting.

Now Combine IBM and Sony with the venture they are in and look out Sony gets bent over too. Would make sence for them to settle, and then we have precedent against a Jap company.

If we could settle with IBM and Sony for 25mil total each,

even with out royalties, then the other Jap companies will be stuck with the highest prices in royalties we can get.

I see the deals wiht Intel , AMD and HP as great ammunition,

we so needed.

Just some thoughts,