And on the subject of settlements... why wouldn’t the remaining 5 defendants in the Nikon et al case simply settle with EDIG without mediation as LG and Casio did? They are obviously receptive to a settlement since they’ve all asked for mediation with the Hon. Harlan Martin. The only reasons I can think of are:

• They can’t agree on what the cross-licensing of patents is worth.

• They’ve agreed on a cross-licensing deal but can’t agree on an additional dollar amount.

• EDIG isn’t interested in cross-licensing patents with them and just wants dollars. Big dollars.

Any other ideas?