Sometime in 2003 I understand that Ablaise Limited, the assignee of the Andrew Ritchie patent, instigated legal action against Nettec plc in the UK for infringenebt of this patent. In March of 2005 Nettec plc issued a stament which would appear to indicate that the action was resolved and that Ablaise even paid a substantial amount to Nettec plc in terms of legal costs.

Maybe it would be as well if you, or the attorneys, contacted Nettec plc to ascertain what happened in the UK. Assuming of course that you are not associated with Nettec!

jdtoronto