> So though I’m not happy to be in this complicated patent situation, I’m still glad that we chose to share our ideas as openly and as broadly as possible. The

> So though I’m not happy to be in this complicated patent situation, I’m still glad that we chose to share our ideas as openly and as broadly as possible. The reality is that it wasn't complicated. Getting the answer was expensive and complicated for them, without free guidance. Jill wasted her time filing that patent which would be invalidated if Jill ever tried to use the patent on the prior art creators. There is a chance that Jill can get settlements from other people though. But anyone Jill actually has to go into litigation with will get that patent invalidated.