Hi Pugilista...

Yes there is progress. From the requested stay by the offending parties, SFOR has 30 days to file a reply. Not sure as to what they will do, but I would ask the judge to deny the stay on several grounds, for one....they are continuing to infringe on several patents and in multiple ways while asking for a stay while another court is to hear an IPR challenge which questions only one item on one patent & that patent is a utility patent. They don't stand a chance of being successful in their IPR challenge, so why would SFOR want to allow a stay.....and so,in MHO, the judge will dismiss the stay request the same as the judge at the USPTO will dismiss the IPR challenge.

As to SFOR's Patents: SFOR's patents are Utility or process patents, the best patents to have. They are good until 2022 and extendable for another 6 years. SFOR is very secure in their patents and unafraid of any challenge to them. IMO, the IPR will get dismissed and the settlements will ensue.

When this IPR is dropped, which it is looking that way, the first three will all settle, and when they settle, the other four being taken to task by Ropes and Gray will be right behind them.