You posed the following question:...

"The question is, does DM need any more operating capital in order to get through the Markman.?"...

The ANSWER is:...

DM could always use some more money. But, in the context of what they are doing for EDIG, they are to fund all expenses before hand and up front...So, money is not an issue in either going through with the Markman, or filing more law suits...

Fir the LAST TIME:

The MARKMAN HEARING and its RULING that will follow is a significant land mark in predicting what will be the course of further laws suits by DM, and indeed the future of EDIG.

Thus the correct questions to be asked are:

I) WHY DM HAS NOT FILED ADDITIONAL LAW SUITS after the first round?

The ANSWER is simple. (1) He could be waiting to get a POSITIVE MARKMAN on the 2 patents at issue before deciding who will be on the list of those he sues in the next FILING; Or, (2) He and EDIG have worked out a DEAL with Samsung to get the two Patenet at issue VALIDATED by a POSITIVE MARKMAN RULING, and join up with SAMSUNG becoming one of the SAMSUNG coroporate Group bent on dominating FLASH arena...

The only bit of information we have that gives credence to the above guesses is the FACT of dropping 2 patents from the list of th

II) WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT OF THE MARKMAN RULING ON THE COURSE OF THE IP LITIGATION?