According to FOSS Patents, Lodsys is now suing 33 different defendants in East Texas over various alleged cases of patent infringement. By suing Lodsys first, the six latest companies to get hit by Lodsys's legal team improve their chances of having their cases heard in the states where they initially filed.

Meanwhile, Lodsys has just a few weeks left to respond to as a defendant in the company's suit against App Store developers. Initially, Lodsys's response was due by June 27, but--with no opposition from Apple--the company filed a motion . Some have hypothesized that the request, coupled with Apple's failure to oppose it, may indicate that Lodsys and Apple are negotiating toward a settlement. Of course, any settlement that Apple reaches with Lodsys wouldn't benefit other non-iOS defendants that Lodsys is suing.