Letgo, interesting way to look at it. So the PTAB granted Google's request for an IPR because they thought it reasonably could have merit. Google and Edig settle and the PTAB terminates the IPR because it is no longer needed for the case invovling the entity that requested it(Google). Do you know for a fact that they could have decided to proceed with the IPR even though it would not be related to any specific case or at any defendants request or was it automatically terminated and it is up to other defendants to put in their own request for one? Plankton might an IMO on this.