If they won a previous case on appeal, and as micahgoulart observes didn't use a potentially valuable witness in this case. This suggests a strategy of bleeding out the patent trolls through their lawyers.
A troll's business model relies mostly on settlements, newegg can just keep selling computers.
> This suggests a strategy of bleeding out the patent trolls through their lawyers.
I was depressed when I read the verdict, but your point here gives me new hope. I hadn't thought about that.
I wonder if they're going to hold back on their witnesses then for the appeals process as a sort of "ace in the hole?" I further have to wonder if the reason they decided not to use that witness was because they suspected they were going to lose this case and have to appeal?
I can only hope that the appeals process ends up invalidating this patent.
A troll's business model relies mostly on settlements, newegg can just keep selling computers.