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Seeking Alpha is Disseminating False Information Again

I have no position in VHC, having sold it all above $35. But this just pisses me off.

VirnetX (VHC -10.1%) is tumbling to fresh 52-week lows on strong volume, as the Street continues weighing the fallout of an adverse jury ruling in its patent suit against Cisco. Last week, the judge presiding over the suit issued a final judgment declaring 12 VirnetX patent claims invalid, and denying all pending motions.

I am not sure if the stock is getting poleaxed due to this “news” release or the specter of a likely AAPL appeal or a major fund sold out of its position. Nonetheless, the contents of this news release are patently false, viz.

VHC lost the CSCO trial, but the patents weren’t declared invalid. As a matter of fact, the opposite is true, as their patents were confirmed by the jury, just not applicable against CSCO.

AAPL still has to pay the piper.

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22 comments

  1. The Eye-Talian Stallion
    The Eye-Talian Stallion

    The market is acting quite odd, something is amiss.
    Miners, wondering if they are about to break out.

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  2. ricks234

    SA strikes again!

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  3. jimmy_two_times

    This VHC minsinformation is criminal !!! I cant believe there isnt any recourse against anyone who publishes BS with out due diligence. All this fredom fo the press and freedfom of speech.

    By thw ay where the hell is Virnetx management in all of this ?!!?? They should hang SA out to dry

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  4. drewdog12380

    It is an absolute JOKE that this occurs with no repercussions! Its criminal.

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  5. Yabollox

    Seeking Alpha is all about seeking eyeballs. True/false doesn’t matter much if it’s a good narrative. if it’s false just blame the provider of the commentary.

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    • jimmy_two_times

      You have to vet the providers. They claim to be quite good. Its ll a load of shit !!

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  6. Romeo Fayette

    I think that was an honest mistake, as the editor acknowledged & restated the error.

    SA, by nature, will always suffer from misinformation. I haven’t tracked the SA coverage of VHC too closely, but what I have read seems broadly bullish on the stock.

    This error may have been an excuse for shorts to tighten the noose, but I’m long VHC again, because the 31% short interest (12 days to cover) won’t last until quarter-end window dressing.

    Not to plant rumors, but is it out of the realm of possibility that AAPL submit a takeout offer, given this pullback? I think it’s a comparable situation to TIVO…

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  7. JTU

    What’s happening to USG?
    Down 8%?

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  8. Bv

    Are you still holding BV?
    Just checking.
    Thanks.

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  9. tom

    nice exit on USG- wallboard price acceleration slowing according to some report-

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  10. Paul

    Yes, very deceptively worded. I suppose they’d argue that “claim” meant “assertions relating to the patent”. But it definitely leaves the impression that the patents themselves were invalidated when in fact they were upheld.

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  11. Bill

    Master Fly,

    When you see fixed income which funds/stocks are you reffering too.

    On a different not- How about a pair trade long AAPL and short GS. Do you think it can work.

    Bill

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  12. spinner

    Gosh, misinformation on Wall Street! The horror!

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  13. heaterman

    RE USG……People are figuring out that the housing “boom” is just a flash in the pan and not the real deal.

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  14. razorsedge

    JUST IN: Fly buys 5 estates in century Florida Active Retirement community. stock mogal says: i will gut them and connect to make 1 big mansion (seeking alpha)

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  15. Mac

    You are short AAPL now, yes?
    This one is going to hurt big time.

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  16. Hunter

    Looks like seeking alpha corrected their mistake.. a little late.
    http://seekingalpha.com/article/1283471-virnetx-the-big-winner-in-the-cisco-suit?source=yahoo

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  17. RNB

    How many suckers lost on VHC b/c of this site?

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  18. William Collins

    Its difficult to believe, Many competitors used such tricks to create bad impression of their competitor’s websites. We should only believe the things we experienced. http://www.gold.org/investment/

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