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Mosaic ImmunoEngineering Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 November (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2008
 
OR
 
[_]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to _______________
 
Commission File Number 0-22182
 
PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
84-1070278
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6183 Paseo Del Norte, Suite 180, Carlsbad, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
92011
(Zip Code)

(Issuer’s telephone number): (760) 547-2700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X ] NO [  ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
 
Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [X] Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [  ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes [  ]  No [X]
 
On January 2, 2009, 410,984,394 shares of common stock, par value $.00001 per share (the issuer’s only class of voting stock) were outstanding.
 


 
INDEX
 
 
 
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
 
Condensed consolidated Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2008 (unaudited) and May 31, 2008
3
Condensed consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and November 30, 2007 (unaudited)
4
Condensed consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and November 30, 2007 (unaudited)
5
Notes to condensed consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
7-34
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
35-52
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
52
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
53
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
54
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
55
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
55
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
56
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
56
ITEM 5. Other Information
57
ITEM 6. Exhibits
57-59
   
SIGNATURES
 
 

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PART I- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
May 31, 2008
 
ASSETS
 
(Unaudited)
       
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,492,534     $ 6,424,015  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    51,777       51,122  
Marketable securities and short term investments
    172,455       298,243  
Accounts receivable
    1,227,115       538,500  
Accounts receivable - affiliated company
    31,237       7,501  
Notes receivable
    33,149       450,115  
Inventory
    957,113       388,141  
Work-in-process
    80,030       -  
Prepaid income taxes
    -       222,311  
Deferred tax assets
    870,385       1,390,832  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    291,841       79,840  
Total current assets
    11,207,636        9,850,620  
                 
Marketable securities
    11,498,675       12,527,675  
Property and equipment, net
    104,258       68,504  
Goodwill
    1,636,826       -  
Other intangible assets, net
    5,900,352       63,299  
Deferred tax assets
    3,410,202       -  
Other assets
    47,448       8,190  
Investments in affiliated companies
    3,730,034       2,913,614  
Total assets
  $ 37,535,431     $ 25,431,902  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 765,658     $ 555,690  
Accrued expenses and other
    395,891       373,848  
Notes payable
    320,296       -  
Deferred revenue
    31,574       -  
Income taxes payable
    1,925,234       -  
Total current liabilities
    3,438,653       929,538  
                 
Long term debt
    2,970,503       -  
Deferred tax liabilities
    -       1,085,181  
Total long term liabilities
    2,970,503       1,085,181  
Total liabilities
    6,409,156       2,014,719  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Minority interest
    308,327       115,406  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized: none outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, $0.00001 par value: 600,000,000 shares authorized: 438,067,618 shares issued and 411,184,394 shares outstanding at November 30, 2008 and 500,000,000 shares authorized: 410,979,163 shares issued and 389,414,915 shares outstanding at May 31, 2008
    4,368       4,109  
Additional paid-in capital
     76,882,304       70,004,814  
Accumulated deficit
    (31,486,103 )     (33,763,357 )
Common stock held in treasury, at cost – 26,883,224 shares and 21,564,248 shares at November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008,  respectively
     (13,752,279 )     (12,723,172 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (830,342 )     (220,617 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    30,817,948       23,301,777  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 37,535,431     $ 25,431,902  

 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
November 30,
2008
   
November 30,
2007
   
November 30,
2008
   
November 30,
2007
 
Revenues:
                       
Product sales and other
  $ 1,616,908     $ 945,830     $ 2,975,554     $ 1,467,199  
License and service revenue
    258,353       -       258,353       -  
Total revenues
    1,875,261       945,830       3,233,907       1,467,199  
                                 
Cost of sales:
                               
Product sales and other
    700,365       356,338       1,284,618       507,873  
License and service revenue
    165,140       -       165,140       -  
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    211,302       -       211,302       -  
Total cost of sales
    1,076,807       356,338       1,661,060       507,873  
Gross profit
    798,454       589,492       1,572,847       959,326  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development
    151,874       -       151,874       -  
Selling, general and administrative
    2,175,788       1,986,363       4,106,526       3,944,553  
Settlement and license expense
    -       388,660       -       418,660  
Total operating expenses
    2,327,662       2,375,023       4,258,400       4,363,213  
Operating loss
    (1,529,208 )     (1,785,531 )     (2,685,553 )     (3,403,887 )
                                 
Other income (expense):
                               
    Interest and other income
    144,748       301,066       257,593       775,591  
Loss on sale of assets
    (1,733 )     (924 )     (1,733 )     (1,269 )
Interest expense
    (16,075 )     -       (20,762 )     (237 )
Gain on sale of subsidiary interest
    -       -       -       150,000  
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
    109,739       5,486,039       6,668,509       4,285,497  
Total other income, net
    236,679       5,786,181       6,903,607       5,209,582  
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest
    (1,292,529 )     4,000,650       4,218,054       1,805,695  
                                 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (631,826 )     1,584,114       1,747,879       1,351,545  
                                 
Minority interest
    271,556       -       192,921       -  
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (932,259 )   $ 2,416,536     $ 2,277,254     $ 454,150  
                                 
Basic income (loss) per common share
  $ -     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ -  
                                 
Diluted income (loss) per common share
  $ -     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ -  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-basic
    408,791,665       391,245,755       398,405,637       390,848,284  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-diluted
    408,791,665       392,627,522       400,232,650       393,814,090  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
             
Operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 2,277,254     $ 454,150  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Minority interest in variable interest entity
    192,921       -  
Amortization and depreciation
    240,771       22,915  
Non-cash compensation relating to issuance of stock options and vesting of  warrants
    279,338       346,134  
Accrued interest income added to investments and notes receivable
    (7,958 )     (641 )
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
    (6,668,509 )     (4,285,497 )
Loss on sale of assets
    1,733       1,269  
Value of stock issued in connection with legal settlement
    -       100,000  
Write-off of patent costs
    21,527       -  
Deferred income taxes
    (1,382,218 )     (10,098,363 )
Gain on VIE sale of portion of subsidiary interest
    -       (150,000 )
Reversal of tax effect of exercise of options
    -       (25,645 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
               
Accounts receivable
    (587,436 )     (279,244 )
Receivable from affiliated company
    (23,736 )     -  
Inventory
    (568,972 )     (266,153 )
Work-in-process
    (68,372     -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (3,781 )     179,695  
Prepaid income taxes
    222,311       2,070,981  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    117,027       (1,352,136 )
Deferred revenue
    31,574       -  
Income taxes payable
    1,925,234       5,446,572  
Net cash used in operating activities
    (4,001,292 )     (7,835,963 )
                 
Investing activities:
               
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments
    321,931       6,800,159  
Purchases of short-term investments
    (195,967 )     (15,080,791 )
Proceeds from sale of restricted investments
    -       52,500  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (16,039 )     (17,566 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    -       125  
Proceeds from VIE sale of portion of subsidiary interest
    -       100,000  
Issuance of note receivable
    (33,000 )     -  
Cash received from repayment of note receivable
    50,243       -  
Purchases of convertible notes receivable
    (667,750 )     -  
Investments in affiliated companies
    (1,546,500 )     -  
Distributions from affiliated company
    7,648,589       7,738,072  
Cash paid in purchase acquisition, net of cash acquired
    (2,546,477 )     -  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    3,015,030       (407,501 )
                 
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants and options
    5,000       18,200  
Repurchase of warrants
    -       (2,760,900 )
Payments on notes payable
    (175,594 )     -  
Issuance of notes payable
    3,250,000       -  
Repurchase of common stock for treasury
    (1,029,107 )     (3,042,921 )
Tax effect of exercise of options granted under APB 25
    4,482       -  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    2,054,781       (5,785,621 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    1,068,519       (14,029,085 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    6,424,015       21,605,428  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 7,492,534     $ 7,576,343  
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash payments for interest
  $ 20,762     $ 237  
Cash payments for income taxes
  $ 976,985     $ 3,958,000  
                 

 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Supplemental Disclosure of  Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
           
Cashless exercise of stock options
  $ -     $ 10  
Cashless exercise of warrants
  $ -     $ 25  
Note receivable issued in connection with VIE sale of portion of subsidiary interest
  $ -     $ 50,000  
Conversion of note receivable to preferred stock – Avot Media, Inc.
  $ 250,000     $ -  
Insurance premium financed with a note payable
  $ 210,888     $ -  
Deferred tax benefit related to unrealized loss on investments in marketable securities charged to other comprehensive income
  $ (419,275 )   $ -  
Conversion of notes receivable plus accrued interest  in connection with Crossflo Systems, Inc. acquisition
  $ 824,600     $ -  
Common stock issued in connection with Crossflo Systems, Inc. acquisition
  $ 6,582,214     $ -  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1.  Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Patriot Scientific Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) presented herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.

In the opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.  Operating results for the six month period ended November 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending May 31, 2009.

Basis of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated balance sheet at May 31, 2008 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2007 include our accounts and those of our majority owned inactive subsidiaries, Metacomp, Inc. and Plasma Scientific Corporation and the variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which we are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2008 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 include our accounts and those of our wholly owned subsidiary Crossflo Systems, Inc. (“Crossflo) and our majority owned inactive subsidiary Plasma Scientific Corporation and the VIE for which we are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  During September 2008, we dissolved our majority owned inactive subsidiary, Metacomp, Inc.

Consolidation of Affiliate
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51 (“FIN 46”). In December 2003, the FASB modified FIN 46 (“FIN 46(R)”). FIN 46 provides a new framework for identifying VIEs and determining when a company should include the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial statements.

A VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, trust or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either (1) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) has a group of equity owners that are unable to make significant decisions about its activities, or (3) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its operations.

FIN 46 requires a VIE to be consolidated if a party with an ownership, contractual or other financial interest in the VIE is obligated to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the VIE’s activities, is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns (if no party absorbs a majority of the VIE’s losses), or both. A variable interest holder that consolidates the VIE is called the primary beneficiary. Upon consolidation, the primary beneficiary generally must initially record all of the VIE’s assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interests at fair value and subsequently account for the VIE as if it were consolidated based on majority voting interest.

FIN 46 was effective immediately for VIEs created after January 31, 2003. The provisions of FIN 46(R) were adopted as of December 31, 2003, for our interests in all VIEs. Beginning with the quarter ended May 31, 2007, we consolidated Holocom, Inc. (formerly known as Scripps Secured Data, Inc.) (“Holocom”) as Holocom was deemed a VIE and we determined that we were the primary beneficiary of Holocom.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Investments in Marketable Securities
We account for our investments in marketable securities in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) SFAS No. 115-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.  We determine the appropriate classification of our investments at the time of purchase and reevaluate such designation at each balance sheet date.  Our investments in marketable securities have been classified and accounted for as available-for-sale based on management’s investment intentions relating to these securities.  Available-for-sale marketable securities are stated at market value based on valuation by Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc..  Unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred taxes, are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).  We follow the guidance provided by Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 03-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments, to assess whether our investments with unrealized loss positions are other than temporarily impaired.  Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary are determined based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Investments in Affiliated Companies
We have a 50% interest in Phoenix Digital Solutions, LLC (“PDS”) (see Note 11). This investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting since the investment provides us the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if we have an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s board of directors, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated companies”.

We have a 37.40% interest in Talis Data Systems, LLC (“Talis”) (see Note 11).  We account for our investment using the equity method of accounting pursuant to paragraph 8 of AICPA Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures (which has applicability to non-real estate entities as well) as our membership share of this limited liability company is more than minor.  Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated companies”.

We own 37.1% of the preferred stock of Avot Media, Inc. (“Avot”) (see Note 11).  This investment is accounted for at cost since we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Avot.

We review our investments in these affiliated companies to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The primary factors we consider in our determination are the financial condition, operating performance and near term prospects of the investees. If the decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary, we would recognize an impairment loss.

Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income includes unrealized gains and losses which are excluded from the condensed consolidated statements of operations in accordance with SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income.  For the six months ended November 30, 2008, this amount included unrealized losses on investments classified as available-for-sale.  The amount is presented net of tax-related benefits of $419,275.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Revenue Recognition
Historically we recognized revenue from the sale of our microprocessor chips upon shipment to the customer, at which time title transferred and we had no further obligations.  We discontinued the sale of our microprocessor chips during the first fiscal quarter of 2009. Revenue from technology license agreements is recognized at the time a contract is entered into, the license method is determined (paid-in-advance or on-going royalty), and the customer is provided with the licensed technology, if applicable.  Fees for maintenance or support are recorded on a straight-line basis over the underlying period of performance.

Crossflo sells software and services to end users primarily through relationships with systems integrators and prime contractors.  Crossflo recognizes revenue in accordance with Statement of Position No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, and all related amendments and interpretations (“SOP 97-2”).  Crossflo’s revenue is derived primarily from the following sources: (i) software licensing, (ii) related professional services, and (iii) post contract customer support (PCS) agreements.  PCS agreements typically include software updates, on a when and if available basis, telephone and internet access to technical support personnel. Software updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades and to maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period. Revenue for support services is recognized on a straight-line basis over the support period.

When a sale involves multiple elements, Crossflo allocates the entire fee from the arrangement to each respective element based on its Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value and recognizes revenue when each element’s revenue recognition criteria are met. VSOE of fair value for each element is established based on the price charged when the same element is sold separately.  Crossflo has not yet demonstrated VSOE for the professional services that are rendered in conjunction with its software license sales.  Accordingly, we have combined their presentation on our condensed consolidated statements of operations under the caption “License and service revenue”.  

The majority of Crossflo’s contracts with customers, including systems integrators and prime contractors,  are multiple element arrangements which contain professional services that are considered essential to the functionality of the other elements of the arrangement.  Crossflo accounts for revenue recognition on  these arrangements according to the provisions of AICPA Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1,  Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts. Under SOP 81-1, Crossflo recognizes revenue based on progress towards contract completion measured by actual hours incurred in relation to the estimate of total expected hours. Crossflo measures SOP 81-1 revenues by applying the contract-specific estimated percentage of completion to the total contract amount for software and professional services.  Crossflo routinely updates the estimates of future hours for agreements in process and reports any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current operations. Crossflo immediately recognizes any loss expected on these contracts when it is projected that loss is probable.

In certain situations where Crossflo’s customer contracts contain acceptance criteria or other conditions that are deemed adverse to the probability for collection, revenues recognized are limited by the amount of cash already collected.

Holocom recognizes revenue upon shipment of its product or upon receipt of its product by the customer when shipped FOB destination and recognizes revenue on its short-term installation contracts as time and materials costs are incurred.

Holocom maintains agreements with stocking distributors. These agreements provide for a limited product warranty for a period of one year from the date of sale to the end user. The warranty does not cover damage to the product after it has been delivered to the distributor. Holocom’s stocking distributor agreements also allow limited rights to periodic stock rotation.  These rotation rights allow for the exchange of a percentage of distributor inventory for replacement products of the distributor’s choosing. At November 30, 2008, Holocom has evaluated the potential for rotated product and has provided for the estimated impact in the accounting records.   
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Revenue Recognition (continued)
Sales through large distributors account for the majority of Holocom’s product revenues, with a majority of sales to Anixter and Graybar Electric Company, Inc. during the six months ended November 30, 2008.
 
Shipping and Handling
EITF Issue No. 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs, requires shipping and handling fees billed to customers to be classified as revenue and shipping and handling costs to be classified as either cost of sales or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. Holocom includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with inbound freight are included in cost of sales.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share
We apply SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, for the calculation of "Basic" and "Diluted" earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings (loss) of an entity.  For the three and six months ended November 30, 2008, 8,980,000 potentially dilutive common shares related to our outstanding warrants and options were not included in the calculation of diluted income per share as they had an anti-dilutive effect.  For the three and six months ended November 30, 2007, 5,495,000 potentially dilutive common shares related to our outstanding warrants and options were not included in the calculation of diluted income per share as they had an anti-dilutive effect.

In connection with our acquisition of Crossflo, we issued escrow shares that are contingent upon certain representations and warranties made by Crossflo at the time of the merger agreement (see Note 2).  These escrow shares will be released one year from September 1, 2008, the closing date of the merger.  In accordance with SFAS No. 128, we exclude these escrow shares from the basic earnings (loss) per share calculations and include the escrowed shares in the diluted earnings per share calculations.

 
Three Months Ended November 30, 2008
   
Numerator (Loss)
   
Denominator (Shares)
   
Per Share Amount
Basic EPS:
               
Net loss
  $ (932,259 )     408,791,665     $ -  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Effect of dilutive securities:
                 
Options and warrants
    -       -          
Loss available to common shareholders
  $ (932,259 )       408,791,665     $  -  
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Net Income (Loss) Per Share (continued)

 
Three Months Ended November 30, 2007
   
Numerator (Income)
   
Denominator (Shares)
   
Per Share Amount
Basic EPS:
               
Net income
  $ 2,416,536       391,245,755     $ 0.01  
Diluted EPS:
                         
Effect of dilutive securities:
                   
Options and warrants
    -       1,381,767            
Income available to common shareholders
  $ 2,416,536       392,627,522     $ 0.01  
 
 
Six Months Ended November 30, 2008
   
Numerator (Income)
   
Denominator (Shares)
   
Per Share Amount
 
Basic EPS:
               
Net income
  $ 2,277,254       398,405,637     $ 0.01  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Effect of dilutive securities:
                 
Options and warrants
    -       443,559          
Add: escrow shares
    -       1,383,454          
Income available to common shareholders
  $  2,277,254         400,232,650     $  0.01  
 
 
Six Months Ended November 30, 2007
   
Numerator (Income)
   
Denominator (Shares)
   
Per Share Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income
  $ 454,150       390,848,284     $ -  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Effect of dilutive securities:
                 
Options andwarrants
    -       2,965,806          
Income available to common shareholders
  $  454,150         393,814,090     $  -  
                         
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Minority Interest

Minority interest in our consolidated financial statements results from the accounting for the acquisition of a noncontrolling interest in Holocom. Noncontrolling interest represents a partially owned subsidiary’s income, losses, and components of other comprehensive income which should be attributed to the controlling and noncontrolling interests or other parties with a right or obligation that affects the attribution of comprehensive income or loss, on the basis of their contractual rights or obligations, if any, otherwise, on the basis of ownership interests.  
 
The noncontrolling interest in Holocom, which we are required to consolidate as we are the primary beneficiary, had been reduced to zero due to the initial allocation of losses prior to the period in which we were required to consolidate. If a noncontrolling interest has been reduced to zero, the primary beneficiary must absorb any losses that are in excess of the value of the noncontrolling interest’s equity. For the period in which we are required to consolidate, March 27, 2007 through May 31, 2007 we absorbed $169,913 of Holocom’s losses as we are the primary beneficiary.  For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, Holocom had net income of $285,319 after taxes.  Under the provisions of FIN 46 (R), we are able to recover our absorbed losses before allocating income to the noncontrolling interest.  At May 31, 2008, the minority interest presented in our consolidated financial statements is $115,406, the amount of Holocom’s fiscal 2008 net income after tax less our absorbed losses during fiscal 2007.

For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the minority interest was $192,921 which represents the amount of Holocom’s net income after taxes on a consolidated basis.  The minority interest in the income for the six months is added to the May 31, 2008 balance of $115,406 for a total of $308,327 as presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2008.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three  and six months ended November 30, 2007 included compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to May 31, 2007 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to May 31, 2008 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The estimated average forfeiture rate for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 of approximately 5% was based on historical forfeiture experience and estimated future employee forfeitures. The estimated pricing term of option grants for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 was five years.

Summary of Assumptions and Activity

The fair value of stock-based awards to employees and directors is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, even though this model was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, which differ significantly from our stock options. The Black-Scholes model also requires subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. The expected term of options granted is derived from
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Stock-Based Compensation (continued)
 
Summary of Assumptions and Activity

historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free rate selected to value any particular grant is based on the U.S. Treasury rate that corresponds to the pricing term of the grant effective as of the date of the grant. The expected volatility for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 is based on the historical volatilities of our common stock.  These factors could change in the future, affecting the determination of stock-based compensation expense in future periods.

   
Three Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months
Ended
November 30,
2007
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2007
(Unaudited)
                 
Expected term
    5
 years
    5
 years
    5
 years
    4.4
 years
Expected volatility
    124-125
 %
    124-125
 %
    127
 %
    127-128
 %
Risk-free interest rate
    2.51-3.00
 %
    2.51–3.23
 %
    4.21
 %
    4.21 – 4.96
 %
Expected dividends
    2.92
 %
    2.92
 %
    2.82
 %
    2.82
 %

A summary of option activity as of November 30, 2008 and changes during the six months then ended, is presented below:

   
Shares
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
   
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at June 1, 2008
    8,195,000     $ 0.44              
Options granted
    1,650,000     $ 0.23              
Options exercised
    (100,000 )   $ 0.05              
Options forfeited
    (35,000 )   $ 0.74              
 
Options outstanding at November 30, 2008
    9,710,000     $ 0.40       3.59     $ 13,950  
 
Options vested and expected to vest at November 30, 2008
    7,399,092     $ 0.41       3.43     $ 13,950  
 
Options exercisable at November 30, 2008
    5,291,837     $ 0.46       2.90     $ 13,950  
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Stock-Based Compensation (continued)
 
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the six months ended November 30, 2007 and 2008 was $0.35 and $0.17 per option, respectively.  The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended November 30, 2007 and 2008 was $513,550 and $11,000, respectively, based on the differences in market prices on the dates of exercise and the option exercise prices.

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the differences in market price at the close of the quarter ($0.13 per share on November 28, 2008) and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options (those options with exercise prices below $0.13) on November 28, 2008.

As of November 30, 2008, there was approximately $736,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost  related to Patriot employee stock option compensation arrangements.  That cost is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the next 45 months.  Approximately $583,000 of the total unrecognized compensation cost relates to 2,000,000 performance options granted to our CEO and 200,000 performance options granted to our V.P of Business Development.  We are not currently recognizing compensation cost relating to these option grants as we have determined that it is not currently probable that the vesting conditions in the grants will be met.  When such vesting conditions are probable to be met, we will record the compensation cost for the grants.
 
As of November 30, 2008, there was approximately $231,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost  related to Crossflo employee stock option compensation arrangements.  That cost is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the next 57 months.  On September 1, 2008, Crossflo’s existing stock option plan was cancelled and stock options from our 2006 stock option plan were issued to retained Crossflo employees in conjunction with their new employment agreements.

The following table summarizes employee and director stock-based compensation expense for Patriot and employee stock-based compensation for Crossflo related to stock options under SFAS No. 123(R) for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, which was recorded as follows:

   
Three
Months
Ended
November
30, 2008
   
Six
Months
Ended
November
30, 2008
   
Three
Months
Ended
November
30, 2007
   
Six
 Months
Ended
November
30, 2007
 
Research and development - Crossflo
  $ 378     $ 378     $ -     $ -  
Selling, general and administrative expense - Crossflo
    15,569       15,569       -       -  
Selling, general and administrative expense - Patriot
    141,810       249,979       63,221       346,134  
Total
  $ 157,757     $ 265,926     $ 63,221     $ 346,134  
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements.  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principals and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  The statement does not require new fair value measurements, but is applied to the extent that other accounting pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements.  The statement emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.  Companies that have assets and liabilities measured at fair value will be required to disclose information that enables the users of its financial statements to access the inputs used to develop those measurements.  The reporting entity is encouraged, but not required, to combine the fair value information disclosed under this statement with the fair value information disclosed under other accounting pronouncements.  SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) until the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2009.  On June 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities.  The adoption did not have a material effect on our results of operations and financial position.  We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, but do not anticipate that the adoption will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. SFAS No. 159 does not establish requirements for recognizing and measuring dividend income, interest income, or interest expense. This Statement does not eliminate  disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards.  We have elected not to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value.  Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on our results of operations and financial position.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) requires acquiring entities in a business combination to recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors the information it needs to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We expect to adopt SFAS No. 141(R) on June 1, 2009.  We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS No. 160 requires entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries as equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We expect to adopt SFAS No. 160 on June 1, 2009.  We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 160 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 161”) requires entities to provide greater transparency about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.  We expect to adopt SFAS No. 161 on June 1, 2009. We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets, which amends the factors that must be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life over which to amortize the cost of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The FSP requires an entity to consider its own assumptions about renewal or extension of the term of the arrangement, consistent with its expected use of the asset, and is an attempt to improve consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and the guidance for determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset must be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The FSP is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles . The statement is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent hierarchy for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are prepared in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. Unlike Statement on Auditing Standards (“SAS”) No. 69, The Meaning of Present in Conformity With GAAP, SFAS No. 162 is directed to the entity rather than the auditor. The statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of  Present Fairly in Conformity with GAAP, and is not expected to have any impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF No. 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. Under the FSP, unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities, and should be included in the two-class method of computing EPS. The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years, and is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active, which clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157. The FSP provides guidance in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. The adoption of this standard as of October 31, 2008 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 140-4  and FIN 46(R)-8, Disclosures by Public Entities (Enterprises) about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities. The FSP will require additional disclosures about transfers of financial assets and involvement with variable interest entities. The FSPs are effective for all reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008 and will require additional disclosures in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ending February 28, 2009.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
2. Acquisition

On September 1, 2008, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Crossflo.  The results of Crossflo’s operations have been included in our condensed consolidated financial statements since that date.  Crossflo markets data sharing services and products primarily to the public safety/government sector.  Crossflo’s flagship product is the Crossflo DataExchange (“CDX”).  CDX is a commercial off-the-shelf (“COTS”) middleware designed for interagency and cross-domain data sharing which  allows end users to selectively share information and rapidly connect disparate data sources across multiple platforms.  Crossflo is expected to be a leading provider of data sharing solutions for the markets it targets.

The aggregate purchase price was $10,225,800, including $2,818,986 of cash, $824,600 of convertible notes and common stock valued at $6,582,214.  The value of the 26,988,455 shares issued was based on the average closing price of our common stock on the Electronic Bulletin Board as reported by NASDAQ over the ten trading days immediately preceding September 1, 2008.

This transaction was accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and we have allocated the total purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.

Purchase consideration:
       
Price per share
 
$
0.24389
 
Number of common shares issued
   
26,988,455
 
Value of shares issued
   
6,582,214
 
Cash paid, including acquisition costs
   
2,818,986
 
Principal and interest on convertible notes
   
824,600
 
   
$
10,225,800
 
Allocation of purchase consideration:
       
Tangible assets acquired:
       
  Cash
 
 $
272,509
 
  Accounts receivable
   
101,179
 
  Work-in-process
   
11,658
 
  Deferred tax assets
   
2,173,443
 
  Property and equipment
   
49,399
 
  Prepaid expenses and other
   
36,590
 
Identifiable intangible assets acquired:
       
  Customer contracts – open orders
   
63,600
 
  Maintenance agreements
   
75,400
 
  Technologies and processes
   
5,932,400
 
Goodwill
   
1,636,826
 
Total assets acquired
   
10,353,004
 
Liabilities assumed:
       
  Current liabilities
   
(127,204
)
   
$
10,225,800
 
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Acquisition (continued)

The fair values assigned to identifiable intangible assets acquired were based on an appraisal performed by an independent third party using estimates and assumptions determined by management.  The fair values of the customer contracts, maintenance agreements and technologies and processes were determined using an income approach.

None of our acquired intangible assets were assigned to research and development assets.  The acquired intangible assets of $6,071,400 have a weighted-average useful life of approximately 4 years.  The intangible assets that make up that amount include customer contracts of $63,600 (.75 year weighted-average useful life), maintenance agreements of $75,400 (4 year weighted-average useful life) and technologies and processes of $5,932,400 (8 year weighted-average useful life).

Goodwill in the amount of $1,636,826 was assigned to the Crossflo segment.  This amount is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The deferred tax asset is a result of purchase accounting.  The deferred tax asset results from Crossflo’s net operating loss carryforwards that can be used to offset consolidated taxable income in future periods, offset by the deferred tax liability which is the result of future amortization expenses attributable to the acquired intangible assets which will not be deductible for income tax purposes.    

The deferred tax asset was calculated as follows:

   
Net Operating
Loss Carryforward
   
Tax
Rate
   
Deferred
Tax Asset
 
Federal
 
$
11,995,697
     
35%
   
$
4,198,494
 
California
   
7,810,697
     
5.746%
     
448,802
 
   
$
19,806,394
           
$
4,647,296
 

The deferred tax liability was calculated as follows:

Identifiable intangible assets acquired
 
$
6,071,400
 
Tax rate
   
40.746
%
   
$
2,473,853
 

The terms of the merger agreement provided that additional purchase consideration of 2,844,630 shares of  our common stock (“Escrow Shares”) be deposited with a third party escrow agent.  Per the Escrow Agreement, one year following the closing date, the Escrow Shares shall be disbursed first to: Patriot to cover transaction expenses incurred in excess of estimated transaction expenses at closing and for damages incurred as a result of any breach of Crossflo’s representations, warranties and covenants made at closing, next to Crossflo stockholders in accordance with terms of the Escrow Agreement, lastly any shares remaining in the account shall be returned to Patriot.  In the event that there is not an adequate number of shares remaining in the escrow account one year from closing to satisfy distribution to Crossflo stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, Patriot is required to make up any difference in cash.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill originating from an acquisition will not be amortized and will be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests based on certain circumstances.

Purchased intangible assets are being amortized over a period of 9 months to 8 years.  Holocom’s patents are being amortized over a period of 14 to 20 years.

The following table presents details of our other intangible assets:

                 
Net Value
 
 
Estimated
 
Allocated
   
Accumulated
   
November 30,
 
 
Life in Years
 
Value
   
Amortization
   
2008
 
                     
Customer contracts  – open orders
0.75
 
$
63,600
   
$
(21,201
)
 
$
42,399
 
Maintenance agreements
4.00
   
75,400
     
(4,713
)
   
70,687
 
Technologies and processes
8.00
   
5,932,400
     
(185,388
)
   
5,747,012
 
Patents
20.00
   
47,801
     
(7,547
)
   
40,254
 
     
$
6,119,201
   
$
(218,849
 
$
5,900,352
 

Future amortization is estimated to be as follows:

 
Year
       
 
2009
  $ 424,119    
 
2010
    763,440    
 
2011
    763,440    
 
2012
    763,440    
 
2013
    749,293    
 
Thereafter
    2,436,620    

At May 31, 2008, the intangibles balance of $63,299 related entirely to the net value of Holocom’s patents.

4. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents at November 30, 2008 consist of two savings accounts required to be held as collateral for corporate credit card accounts.

At November 30, 2008, Patriot’s short-term investments in the amount of $162,135 consist of accrued interest receivable on our auction rate securities which is receivable semi-annually according to the terms specified in each auction rate security instrument.  At November 30, 2008, Holocom’s short-term investments consist of a certificate of deposit in the amount of $10,320 with a maturity date of December 11, 2008.  These values are reported at cost, which approximate fair market value.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
5.  Fair Value Measurements

Effective June 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 to account for our financial assets and liabilities.  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The SFAS No. 157 framework for measuring fair value requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. We determine fair value based on quoted prices when available or through the use of alternative approaches, such as discounting the expected cash flows using market interest rates commensurate with the credit quality and duration of the investment or valuations by third party professionals. SFAS No. 157’s hierarchy defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e. supported by little or no market activity).

The following table represents our financial instruments subject to SFAS No. 157 and the valuation approach applied to each class of security:

   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
 Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
   
Balance as of
November 30, 2008
 
Auction rate securities
 
$
   
$
   
$
11,660,810
   
$
11,660,810
 
 
The valuation of these securities is based on Level 3 unobservable inputs which consist of recommended fair values provided by Houlihan Smith & Company Inc.  As a result of the estimated fair value, we have determined that there is a temporary impairment in the valuation of these securities of $1,401,325.  We have recorded an unrealized loss of $830,342 in accumulated other comprehensive loss at November 30, 2008, which represents the gross valuation adjustment of $1,401,325, net of the related tax benefit of $570,983. These securities are held “available-for-sale” in conformity with SFAS No. 115 and the unrealized loss is included in other comprehensive income in the current period. Due to the uncertainty related to the liquidity in the auction rate security market, we have classified these auction rate securities as long-term assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
 
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Fair Value Measurements (continued)

For those financial instruments with significant Level 3 inputs, the following table summarizes the activity for the period by investment type:
 
(Unaudited)
  
Fair Value Measurements Using
Significant
 Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
Description
  
Auction
Rate
 Securities
   
Total
 
Beginning balance
  
$
—  
   
$
—  
 
Transfers in to Level 3
  
 
12,900,000
     
12,900,000
 
Earned income (included in current assets)
  
 
162,135
     
162,135
 
Total realized/unrealized losses:
  
             
Included in earnings
  
 
—  
     
—  
 
Included in comprehensive income (loss)
  
 
(1,401,325
)
   
(1,401,325
)
Purchases, issuances and settlements
  
 
—  
     
—  
 
Ending balance
  
$
11,660,810
   
$
11,660,810
 
 
  
             
Total amount of unrealized losses for the period included in other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the change in fair market value relating to assets still held at the reporting date
  
$
(1,029,000
)
 
$
(1,029,000
)
 
  
             

All realized gains or losses related to financial instruments whose fair value is determined based on Level 3 inputs are included in other income. All unrealized gains or losses related to financial instruments whose fair value is determined based on Level 3 inputs are included in other comprehensive income (loss).

6. Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable consisted of the following:
 
     
November 30, 2008
     
May 31,
2008
 
PTSC
  $ -     $ 26,959  
Holocom
    1,008,901       511,541  
Crossflo
    218,214       -  
Total
  $ 1,227,115     $ 538,500  

No allowance for doubtful accounts was necessary at November 30, 2008 or May 31, 2008.

At November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008, accounts receivable from our investee PDS was $31,237 and $7,501, respectively.  These balances represent reimbursements we submit to PDS for our legal and related costs incurred in various legal matters of which we are listed as co-defendant with TPL.
 
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7. Notes Receivable

On October 28, 2008, we received a promissory note from Verras Medical, Inc. (“Verras”) for principal of $33,000.  Interest of 5% accrued on the note until December 1, 2008 at which time the note principal and accrued interest were deducted from the cash payment at closing of the acquisition of Verras (see Note 17).  At November 30, 2008, accrued interest on the note is $149.

At May 31, 2008, the notes receivable balance was $450,115, which consisted of our convertible note of $400,000 with Crossflo of which accrued interest receivable of $115 was recognized during the year ended May 31, 2008 and a $50,000 non-interest bearing note due Holocom from an unrelated third party which purchased a portion of Holocom’s interest in Talis Data Systems, LLC (“Talis”).

8. Inventory

Inventory at November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008, consisted of Holocom’s raw materials of $512,591 and $245,731, respectively, and finished goods of $444,522 and $142,410, respectively.

Work-in-process at November 30, 2008 consists of $80,030 which represents the excess of recognized revenue over invoices to customers on Crossflo’s current contracts in progress.

9. Investments in Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes unrealized losses on our investments in marketable securities based on the valuation by Houlihan Smith & Company Inc. at November 30, 2008:

 
As of November 30, 2008
 
   
 
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Estimated
 Fair
 Value
 
Short-term
                 
Accrued interest - auction rate securities
  $ 162,135     $     $ 162,135  
                         
Long-term
                       
Auction rate securities
    12,900,000       (1,401,325 )     11,498,675  
                         
Total
  $ 13,062,135     $ (1,401,325 )   $ 11,660,810  

As of November 30, 2008, we held auction rate securities with a par value totaling $12.9 million that failed to sell at auction.  In the event we need to access funds invested in these auction rate securities we would not be able to liquidate these securities until (i) a future auction of these securities is successful, (ii) they are refinanced and redeemed by the issuers, or (iii) a buyer is found outside of the auction process.  The investments consist of student loan auction rate instruments issued by various state agencies pursuant to the Federal Family Educational Loan Program (“FFELP”).  These investments are of high credit quality and the AAA credit ratings of the investments have been reaffirmed since November 2008.  These instruments are collateralized in excess of the underlying obligations, are insured by the various state educational agencies, and are guaranteed by the Department of Education as an insurer of last resort.  We have the intent and the ability to hold these investments until the anticipated recovery period.
 
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Investments in Marketable Securities (continued)

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the timing of a market recovery, we have classified our auction rate securities as long- term investments in our consolidated balance sheet as of November 30, 2008.  As a result of temporary declines in the fair value of our auction rate securities, which we attribute to liquidity issues rather than credit issues, we have recorded an unrealized loss of $830,342 in other comprehensive loss at November 30, 2008, which represents the gross valuation adjustment of $1,401,325, net of the related tax benefit of $570,983.

We will continue to evaluate the fair value of our investments in auction rate securities each reporting period for a potential other-than-temporary impairment.

During June 2008, we obtained a credit facility from Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. ("Wedbush") for as long as needed, which provides for financing up to 50% of the par value balance of our outstanding auction rate securities. The facility is collateralized by the full value of the outstanding auction rate securities, required no origination fee, and when drawn upon will bear interest at the federal funds rate plus 3%.  On October 14, 2008, we borrowed $3,000,000 on the credit facility, the proceeds of which is included in cash and cash equivalents at November 30, 2008 (see Note 13).

10. License Agreements

In February 2005, we entered into two separate licensing agreements with one customer for our patent portfolio and Ignite microprocessor technology. The aggregate amount of the two licenses was $3,050,000, of which $2,950,000 was for licensing fees and $100,000 was for maintenance services. Maintenance under the agreement is expected to be provided over a period not to exceed four years. Maintenance revenue recognized during the three months and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 was $6,250 and $6,250 and $12,500 and $12,500, respectively. The payment terms of the agreements required aggregate payments of $300,000 at the time of execution, three quarterly payments of $750,000 each on April 1, August 15, and November 15, 2005 and one final payment of $500,000 on February 15, 2006. The $500,000 payment due on February 15, 2006 was paid in March 2006. Total payments received in fiscal 2005 amounted to $1,050,000, and total payments received in fiscal 2006 amounted to $2,000,000. The agreements also provide for the future payment of royalties to us based on sales of product using the Ignite licensed technology. In connection with this license agreement, we became obligated to the co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology for $207,600 pursuant to a July 2004 agreement under which we were obligated to pay a percentage of all patent portfolio licensing proceeds to the co-inventor. The amount due under that license was payable in four installments of $51,900. The co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology filed a lawsuit against us seeking damages and/or enforcement of the July 2004 agreement. We challenged the enforceability of the agreement by counterclaim in that action. On February 14, 2007, a settlement of the litigation was finalized. Terms of the settlement required us to pay $3,400,000 in cash on February 14, 2007 and $3,000,000 on May 1, 2007, which amounted to approximately the debt claimed by the co-inventor to be owed to him under the July 2004 agreement. In addition, the settlement required us to make a donation of $15,000 on February 14, 2007 on behalf of Russell H. Fish III (“Fish”) to Maasai Power and Education Project, Inc., and to pay Fish the equivalent of 4% of 50% of the next $100 million of gross license fees as they are collected by PDS and as distributions are made to us, after excluding the first $20 million collected by PDS after December 1, 2006. Our commitment to make payments to Fish related to such future license revenues was limited to $2 million.  In January 2008, we made the final payment under the Fish settlement agreement.
 
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11. Investments in Affiliated Companies

Phoenix Digital Solutions, LLC

On June 7, 2005, we entered into a Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Technology Properties Limited, a California corporation (“TPL”), and Charles H. Moore (“Moore”), the co-inventor of the technology which is the subject of the MMP Portfolio of microprocessor patents, pursuant to which the parties resolved all legal disputes between them. Pursuant to the Master Agreement, we and TPL entered into the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of PDS (the “LLC Agreement”) into which we and Moore contributed our rights to certain of our technologies.

We and TPL each own 50% of the membership interests of PDS, and each of us has the right to appoint one member of the three member management committee. The two appointees are required to select a mutually acceptable third member of the management committee. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, we and TPL agreed to establish a working capital fund for PDS of $4,000,000, of which our contribution was $2,000,000. The working capital fund increases to a maximum of $8,000,000 as license revenues are achieved. We and TPL are obligated to fund future working capital requirements at the discretion of the management committee of PDS in order to maintain working capital of not more than $8,000,000. Neither we nor TPL are required to contribute more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year. Distributable cash and allocation of profits and losses will be allocated to the members in the priority defined in the LLC Agreement. PDS has committed to pay a quarterly amount ranging between $500,000 and $1,000,000 (based upon a percentage of the working capital fund balance of PDS) for supporting efforts to secure licensing agreements by the other member on behalf of PDS. During the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, PDS paid $1,867,000 and $1,374,000, respectively, to TPL pursuant to this commitment.

On November 13, 2008, PDS’ management committee resolved to pay TPL 3% of the gross licensing revenue received by PDS for the period June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009, as reimbursement for certain expenses incurred by TPL in connection with TPL’s activities related to a possible amendment of patent laws in the United States.  The aggregate reimbursement under this resolution shall not exceed $1,000,000 for the period June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009.  After May 31, 2009, PDS’ management committee will consider the extension of the reimbursement program, but is not committed at this time to extend the program.  During November 2008, PDS paid $571,500 to TPL pursuant to this resolution.

We are accounting for our investment in PDS under the equity method of accounting, and accordingly have recorded our share of PDS’ net income during the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 of $6,872,991 and $4,285,497, respectively, as an increase in our investment. Cash distributions received from PDS during the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 of $7,648,589 and $7,738,072, respectively, have been recorded as a reduction in our investment. Our investment in PDS is $1,746,394 at November 30, 2008 and has been recorded as “Investments in Affiliated Companies”.  We have recorded our share of PDS’ net income as “Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Companies” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007.

During the three months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, TPL entered into licensing agreements with third parties, pursuant to which PDS received aggregate proceeds of $2,775,000 and $19,433,000, respectively.

During the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, TPL entered into licensing agreements with third parties, pursuant to which PDS received aggregate proceeds of $19,050,000 and $20,933,000, respectively.

At November 30, 2008, PDS had accounts payable balances of approximately $485,000 and $31,000  to TPL and PTSC, respectively.  At May 31, 2008, PDS had accounts payable balances of approximately $3,197,000 and $7,500 to TPL and PTSC, respectively.
 
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Investments in Affiliated Companies (continued)

PDS’ condensed balance sheets at November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008 and statements of operations for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

Condensed Balance Sheets

ASSETS:
   
November 30, 2008
   
May 31,
2008
     
Cash
  $ 4,020,337     $ 8,260,288  
Total assets
  $ 4,020,337     $ 8,260,288  

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY:
     
November 30, 2008
     
May 31,
2008
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 515,761     $ 3,204,519  
Income taxes payable
    11,790       11,790  
Members’ equity
    3,492,786       5,043,979  
Total liabilities and members’ equity
  $ 4,020,337     $ 8,260,288  

Condensed Statements of Operations

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
                         
Revenues
  $ 2,775,000     $ 19,433,000     $ 19,050,000     $ 20,933,000  
Operating expenses
    2,144,072       9,632,216       4,086,632       13,598,760  
Operating income
    630,928       9,800,784       14,963,368       7,334,240  
Interest income
    14,739       47,124       43,378       112,585  
Net income
  $ 645,667     $ 9,847,908     $ 15,006,746     $ 7,446,825  

Talis Data Systems, LLC

On May 16, 2008, we paid $400,000 to acquire a 15.09% share in Talis, a company that produces multi-domain computer and network security products to government, military, and enterprise customers. Talis develops and markets PCs incorporating its Datagent security device, a patented, hardware based data security solution that avoids the vulnerability of software–based approaches.

On August 1, 2008, we increased our investment in Talis to 37.4% as a result of purchasing additional shares offered by Talis for $300,000 as well as acquiring shares from minority shareholders for $196,500.  We also acquired all of the Talis shares previously held by Holocom for $100,000 in cash and a reduction on their outstanding line of credit of $219,000.
 
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Investments in Affiliated Companies (continued)

We are accounting for our investment in Talis under the equity method of accounting.  We have recorded our share of Talis’ net loss of $204,482 during the six months ended November 30, 2008 as a decrease in our investment.  Our investment in Talis on a consolidated basis is $683,640 at November 30, 2008 and has been recorded as “Investments in Affiliated Companies”.  We have recorded our share of Talis’ net loss as “Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Companies” in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended November 30, 2008.

Avot Media, Inc.

During the quarter ended August 31, 2008, we invested an aggregate of $1,300,000, including conversion of  a note receivable in the amount of $250,000, to obtain 14,444,444 shares of Series B preferred stock issued by Avot, representing 53.3% of the Series B preferred stock and 37.1% of all Avot’s preferred shares issued and outstanding.  The Series B preferred shares are convertible at our option into shares of Avot’s common stock utilizing a conversion rate which consists of the original issue price of the Series B shares divided by the conversion price of $0.09 per share.  The conversion price is subject to adjustment from time to time for recapitalizations and as otherwise set forth in Avot’s Articles of Incorporation.  Each share of preferred stock will automatically convert to common shares, utilizing the conversion rate: (i) immediately prior to the closing of a firm commitment underwritten initial public offering (“IPO”) provided that (a) the offering price per share is not less than $1.00, (b) the aggregate gross proceeds to Avot are not less than $25,000,000 and (c) Avot’s common stock will be listed or admitted to trading on any national securities association registered pursuant to Section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, upon effectiveness of the IPO, or (ii) upon receipt by Avot of written request for such conversion from the holders of a majority of the preferred stock then outstanding.  All preferred shares are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends if and when declared by the Board of Directors of Avot.  The Series B preferred shares are entitled to receive a liquidation preference of $0.09 per share adjusted from time to time for recapitalizations, plus an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends.

We reviewed the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and related agreements in addition to evaluating our voting rights for our investment in the preferred stock of Avot, and as such we have concluded that we do not have the ability to exercise significant control over Avot.  As a result, we are accounting for our investment in Avot at cost.  Our investment in Avot is $1,300,000 and has been recorded as “Investments in Affiliated Companies” on our condensed consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2008.

12. Consolidated Variable Interest Entity

On February 2, 2007, we invested an aggregate of $370,000 in Holocom for 2,100,000 shares of convertible preferred stock. This represents all of Holocom’s preferred stock and a 46% ownership interest in Holocom, a California corporation that manufactures products that protect information transmitted over secure networks. The investment consisted of certain assets contributed by us to Holocom valued at $250,000 and cash of $120,000. The shares are convertible at our option into shares of Holocom’s common stock on a one-to-one basis. The convertible preferred stock entitles us to receive non-cumulative dividends at the per annum rate of $0.04 per share, when and if declared by the Board of Directors of Holocom. The investment in Holocom’s convertible preferred stock also entitles us to a liquidation preference of $0.40 per share, plus an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends.
 
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Consolidated Variable Interest Entity (continued)

On March 27, 2007, we entered into an 18-month revolving line of credit with Holocom for a maximum amount of $500,000. The line of credit matured on September 27, 2008. If we did not provide notice to Holocom at least 90 days prior to the maturity date, the maturity date would have automatically extended 12 months. On June 18, 2008, we gave Holocom notice under terms of the line of credit that we would not be extending the maturity date by the additional twelve month period provided for in the line of credit. As a result, the line of credit would have terminated, and full payment of any outstanding balance would have been due on September 27, 2008.  On August 29, 2008 Holocom paid $75,000, the remaining balance due on the line of credit and provided us notice effectively terminating the line of credit on August 29, 2008.

During July 2008, Holocom obtained a credit facility for up to $300,000 from a third party, at an interest rate based on the Wall Street Journal Prime plus 1% (floating) with a floor of 6%.  The credit facility term extends to May 1, 2009, and is guaranteed by us.  During the quarter ended November 30, 2008, Holocom borrowed $250,000 on the credit facility at an interest rate of 6%.

As a result of our guarantee on the third party credit facility, we maintain a variable interest in Holocom, a variable interest entity, and we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as we absorb more than half of the variable interest entity’s expected losses. FIN 46(R) requires us to consolidate Holocom as long as we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The equity interests of Holocom not owned by us are reported as a minority interest in our November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008 condensed consolidated balance sheets.  As of May 31, 2007, the noncontrolling interest in Holocom, which we are required to consolidate as we are the primary beneficiary, was reduced to zero due to the initial allocation of losses prior to the period in which we were required to consolidate. If a noncontrolling interest has been reduced to zero, the primary beneficiary must absorb any losses that are in excess of the value of the noncontrolling interest’s equity. For the period in which we were initially required to consolidate, March 27, 2007 through May 31, 2007 we absorbed $169,913 of Holocom’s losses as we are the primary beneficiary.  For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, Holocom  had net income of $285,319 after taxes.  Under the provisions of FIN 46 (R), we are able to recover our absorbed losses before allocating income to the noncontrolling interest.  At May 31, 2008 the minority interest presented in our consolidated financial statements is $115,406, the amount of Holocom’s fiscal 2008 net income after taxes less our absorbed losses during fiscal 2007.

For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the minority interest was $192,921 which represents the amount of Holocom’s net income after taxes on a consolidated basis.  The minority interest in the income for the six months is added to the May 31, 2008 balance of $115,406 for a total of $308,327 as presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2008.
 
Prior to initial consolidation, we recognized a $126,746 impairment loss on our investment for the losses of Holocom for the period February 2007 through March 26, 2007.

Upon initial consolidation of the variable interest entity, on March 27, 2007, $251,146 of current assets, $43,199 of net property and equipment, $47,240 of other assets, $98,331 of current liabilities and no minority interest were included on the consolidated balance sheet.

During the three months ended August 31, 2007, Holocom sold a membership interest in DataSecurus, LLC  (now known as Talis) to an unrelated third party for $100,000 in cash and a $50,000 note receivable due June 1, 2008.  On June 1, 2008, Holocom assigned this note receivable to us and we agreed to reduce the amount of our line of credit with Holocom by the amount of the note.  On June 26, 2008 we were paid in full by the third party debtor.
 
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Consolidated Variable Interest Entity (continued)

Holocom has a 2007 Stock Option Plan that covers its employees, directors, and consultants and provides for the granting of options to acquire up to 460,000 shares of Holocom’s common stock.  The options under this plan are not tied to our common stock and do not have a dilutive effect on our shareholders.  Any option granted under the plan must be exercised within ten years of the date they are granted.  During the six months ended November 30, 2008, Holocom granted options to purchase 42,500 shares of its common stock at $0.12 per share under this plan and 36,750 shares have been forfeited/cancelled.  At November 30, 2008, options to purchase 360,250 shares of Holocom’s common stock are outstanding, 95,100 of the outstanding options are exercisable due to vesting provisions within the options.

The weighted average grant date fair value of Holocom’s options granted during the six months ended November 30, 2008 was $0.08 per option.

As of November 30, 2008, there was approximately $11,482 of total unrecognized compensation cost related  to employee stock option compensation arrangements.  That cost is expected to be recognized by Holocom on a straight-line basis over the next 31 months.

During the six months ended November 30, 2008, Holocom recognized $13,412 of employee, consultant and director stock-based compensation expense related to stock options under SFAS No. 123(R).

13.   Notes Payable

Short term

On June 18, 2008, we financed a portion of our Directors and Officers insurance premium in the amount of $210,888.  The financed balance includes interest charges of $4,487 at an annual percentage rate of 5.16%.  The note is due on March 1, 2009 and requires monthly payments of $23,432.  At November 30, 2008, the balance on the note was $70,296.

During the current quarter, Holocom borrowed $250,000 on their credit facility with a third party (see Note 12).

Long term

On October 14, 2008, we borrowed $3,000,000 on our credit facility with Wedbush, the proceeds of which is included in cash and cash equivalents at November 30, 2008.  The credit facility is limited to $6,450,000 per requirements of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).  The facility is collateralized by the full value of the outstanding auction rate securities, requires no origination fee and bears interest at the federal funds rate plus 3%.  At November 30, 2008, the balance consisted of interest accrued on the credit facility of $13,578 at an approximate rate of 4.50%, less the semi-annual interest payment of $43,075 received on one of the auction rate securities instruments which was recorded as a repayment of outstanding borrowings on the credit facility.
 
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14.   Stockholders’ Equity

On October 30, 2008, our shareholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 500,000,000 to 600,000,000.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Comprehensive income (loss) includes unrealized gains and losses on certain investments classified as available-for-sale, net of tax, which are excluded from our condensed consolidated statements of operations in accordance with SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income for the three  and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 was as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ (932,259 )   $ 2,416,536     $ 2,277,254     $ 454,150  
Unrealized holding losses on investments, net of taxes
    (521,021 )     -       (609,725 )     -  
Total comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (1,453,280 )   $ 2,416,536     $ 1,667,529     $ 454,150  

Share Repurchases

During July 2006, we commenced our Board of Director approved stock buyback program in which we repurchase our outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market.  As part of the program we purchased 5,318,976 and 5,698,821 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,029,107 and $3,042,921 during the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Equity Transactions

The following table summarizes equity transactions during the six months ended November 30, 2008:
 
   
Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-
     
Accumulated
         
     
Shares
     
Amounts
     
in Capital
     
 Deficit
     
Treasury Stock
 
Balance June 1, 2008
    389,414,915     $ 4,109     $ 70,004,814     $ (33,763,357 )   $ (12,723,172 )
Non-cash compensation
    --       -       279,338       -       -  
Repurchase of common stock for treasury
    (5,318,976 )     -       -       -       (1,029,107 )
Exercise of options at $0.05 per share
    100,000       1       4,999       -       -  
Issuance of stock in connection with acquisition
    26,988,455       270       6,581,944       -       -  
Dissolution of subsidiary
    --       (12 )     6,727       -       -  
Tax effect of exercise of options under APB 25
    --       -       4,482       -       -  
Net income
    --       -       -       2,277,254       -  
Balance November 30, 2008
    411,184,394     $ 4,368     $ 76,882,304     $ (31,486,103 )   $ (13,752,279 )

Stock Options and Warrant Activity
 
On October 30, 2008 our shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares authorized under our 2006 Stock Option Plan from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000.
 
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Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

As of November 30, 2008, we had 100,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 1996 Stock Option Plan exercisable at $0.07 per share expiring in 2009; 849,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 2001 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of $0.10 to $0.86 per share expiring through 2013; 2,873,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 2003 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of $0.10 to $0.40 per share expiring through 2013; and 5,888,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 2006 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of $0.15 to $0.70 per share expiring through 2013.  Some of the options outstanding under these plans are not presently exercisable and are subject to meeting vesting criteria.

During the quarter ended November 30, 2008, a director exercised stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $5,000.

In connection with our acquisition of Crossflo, we granted former Crossflo employees 1,585,000 options from our 2006 Stock Option Plan exercisable at $0.23 per share expiring through 2013.  These options are not presently exercisable and are subject to meeting vesting criteria.

New employees of Crossflo subsequent to the acquisition date and through November 30, 2008, were granted 65,000 options from our 2006 Stock Option Plan exercisable at $0.15 to $0.22 per share expiring through 2013.  These options are not presently exercisable and are subject to meeting vesting criteria.

During the six months ended November 30, 2008, we recorded $247,206 of non-cash compensation expense related to vesting of stock options, including $15,947 related to Crossflo and $13,412 related to Holocom.

As of November 30, 2008, we had warrants outstanding to purchase 550,000 common shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.20 to $1.00 per share, expiring at various dates through 2013.  During the three months ended August 31, 2008, we issued 250,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock at $0.23 per share to our institutional investor relations firm; the warrants are subject to vesting criteria.  No warrants were exercised and no warrants expired during the six months ended November 30, 2008.

During the six months ended November 30, 2008, we recorded $2,773 of non-cash compensation expense related to vesting of warrants.

15.  Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

Patent Litigation

On February 8, 2008, we, TPL and Alliacense Ltd. were named as defendants in three separate lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by Asustek Computer, Inc., HTC Corporation, and Acer, Inc., and affiliated entities of each of them. On February 13, 2008, the Asustek claims were amended to include claims against MCM Portfolio, LLC (Alliacense and MCM Portfolio are TPL-related entities), which do not involve us.

The Asustek case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '336, '584 and '749 patents. The Asustek case also seeks a similar declaration with respect to two patents owned by TPL that are not a part of the MMP Portfolio, and as such we are not engaged in this aspect of the litigation and defense. The Acer case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '336, '584 and '749 patents. The HTC case similarly seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of those three patents and the '148 patent.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

On April 25, 2008, we and TPL filed five patent infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of Texas against HTC, Acer and Asustek. These suits allege infringement by HTC and Acer with respect to the '336 '749 '584 and '148 patents; and by Asustek with respect to the '336, '749 and '584 patents. On June 4, 2008, we and TPL filed patent infringement lawsuits against those parties in the Eastern District of Texas with respect to the ‘890 patent of the MMP Portfolio.  The Asustek action in the Eastern District of Texas is inclusive of matters with respect to two patents owned by TPL that are not  a part of the MMP Portfolio, and accordingly we are not engaged in this aspect of the litigation and defense (collectively, these cases are referred to as the "T-3" Litigation).

Motions to dismiss or transfer the Northern District of California actions to the Eastern District of Texas were heard on September 19, 2008 by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel and subsequently denied.  Whether the Texas action will be transferred in whole or in part to Judge Fogel has not been determined.  The discovery phase has just begun with trial expected to be scheduled in late 2009 or early 2010.

On December 22, 2008, we announced that Asustek had purchased a MMP Portfolio license, leaving HTC and Acer as the remaining defendants in the above action.

On December 1, 2008, we, TPL and Alliascense, Ltd. were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California by Barco, N.V.  The Barco case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '584, '749 and '890 patents.  We anticipate responding to the Complaint in early 2009.

Deutsche Bank Arbitration

On October 16, 2008, we initiated binding arbitration claims before FINRA against Deutsche Bank  Securities, Inc., and affiliates ("DBSI") based on advisory services provided to us resulting in our purchases of auction rate securities ("ARS") and the failure of the ARS market in February 2008.  We experienced a  loss of liquidity and other damages as a result, and allege DBSI engaged in negligence and nondisclosure in providing us services.  DBSI has not yet responded to the claim.  Some instruments have been repurchased  by the issuers since the claim was filed.

401(k) Plan

We have a retirement plan that complies with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All employees are eligible to participate in the plan. We match 50% of each participant’s voluntary contributions, subject to a maximum contribution of 6% of the participant’s compensation. Participants vest 33% per year over a three year period in our contributions. Our matching contributions during the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 were $6,457 and $3,388, respectively.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

Guarantees and Indemnities

We have made certain guarantees and indemnities, under which we may be required to make payments to a guaranteed or indemnified party. We indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware and California for Crossflo and Holocom. In connection with our facility leases, we have indemnified our lessors for certain claims arising from the use of the facilities. The duration of the guarantees and indemnities varies, and in many cases is indefinite. These guarantees and indemnities do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments we could be obligated to make. Historically, we have not been obligated to make any payments for these obligations and no liabilities have been recorded for these guarantees and indemnities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Pursuant to the acquisition of Crossflo, we have indemnified the former owners of Crossflo for any claims or losses resulting from any untrue, allegedly untrue or misleading statement made in a registration statement, prospectus or similar document. Additionally, we have agreed to indemnify the former owners of Crossflo against losses up to a maximum of the merger consideration for damages resulting from breach of representations or warranties in connection with the acquisition.

Retention Bonuses

In connection with the acquisition of Crossflo, retention bonuses are to be paid to individuals who were Crossflo employees pre-merger who remain with Crossflo until March 1, 2010.  The projected liability for such bonuses is $230,000.  The liability is being accrued ratably over the retention period.

Escrow Shares

As stated in Note 2, in connection with our acquisition of Crossflo, in the event that there is not an adequate number of shares remaining in the escrow account one year from September 1, 2008 (the closing date of the merger agreement between Crossflo and Patriot) to satisfy distribution to Crossflo stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, we are required to make up any difference in cash.

16. Segment Information

Holocom began operations in February 2007 and we consolidated Holocom in our consolidated financial statements commencing in March 2007. Holocom is an operating segment under SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise, as revenue is 10% or more of the total revenue of all operating segments.

Holocom is engaged in the business of developing and manufacturing network-security hardware for sale to government, military, and other high-security facilities. There is no inter-segment revenue, and the accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for us as a whole.

We acquired Crossflo in September 2008 and consolidate our wholly owned subsidiary Crossflo in our consolidated financial statements.  Management has identified Crossflo as an operating segment of our business.

Crossflo  provides data sharing services and products to the public sector.  There is no inter-segment revenue and the accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for us as a whole.

The “all other” category includes the results for Patriot Scientific Corporation.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Segment Information (continued)

Operating segment net revenue, operating loss and income (loss) before taxes for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Net revenue:
                       
Holocom
  $ 1,610,658     $ 933,280     $ 2,930,024     $ 1,445,144  
Crossflo
    258,353       -       258,353       -  
All other
    6,250       12,550       45,530       22,055  
Total net revenue
  $ 1,875,261     $ 945,830     $ 3,233,907     $ 1,467,199  
                                 
Operating income (loss):
                               
Holocom
  $ 342,621     $ 120,587     $ 460,140     $ (25,042 )
Crossflo
    (906,055 )     -       (906,055 )     -  
All other
    (965,774 )     (1,906,118 )     (2,239,638 )     (3,378,845 )
Total operating loss
  $ (1,529,208 )   $ (1,785,531 )   $ (2,685,553 )   $ (3,403,887 )
                                 
Income (loss) before taxes:
                               
Holocom
  $ 342,708     $ 119,299     $ 457,267     $ 124,048  
Crossflo
    (904,802 )     -       (904,802 )     -  
All other
    (730,435 )     3,881,351       4,665,589       1,681,647  
Total income (loss) before taxes
  $ (1,292,529 )   $ 4,000,650     $ 4,218,054     $ 1,805,695  

All Holocom sales were to unaffiliated customers within the United States.  All Crossflo sales were to unaffiliated customers within the United States, with the exception of a hosting arrangement with a customer in Japan.

Accounts receivable concentration information for Holocom as of November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008  and sales concentration information for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
 
   
Six months ended
November 30, 2008
   
November
30, 2008
   
Six months ended
November 30, 2007
   
May 31,
2008
 
   
Sales
   
% of sales
   
% of A/R
   
Sales
   
% of sales
   
% of A/R
 
Anixter
  $ 1,497,128       51 %     27 %   $ 730,027       51 %     16 %
General Dynamics Company
  $ 401,808       14 %     40 %     -----       ----       -----  
Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
  $ 583,196       20 %     22 %   $ 247,723       17 %     38 %

Accounts receivable concentration information for Crossflo as of November 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008  and sales concentration information for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
 
   
Six months ended
November 30, 2008
   
November
30, 2008
   
Six months ended
November 30, 2007
   
May 31,
2008
 
   
Sales
   
% of sales
   
% of A/R
   
Sales
   
% of sales
   
% of A/R
 
Customer A
  $ 220,424       85 %     59 %     -----       ----       -----  
Customer B
  $ 11,319       4 %     24 %     -----       ----       -----  
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
17.  Subsequent Events

During the period December 1, 2008 through January 2, 2009, we purchased 200,000 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $26,665 pursuant to our stock buyback program.

On December 1, 2008, Crossflo acquired the assets of Verras for total consideration of $533,000.  The consideration consisted of cash of $480,288, the reconveyance of a promissory note receivable in the principal amount of $33,000 and accrued interest of $154 (see Note 7), and the payment of certain expenses to Verras in the amount of $19,558.  Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Crossflo paid Verras $80,288 on December 3, 2008, and the remaining $400,000 is due in four equal installments on the three, six, nine and twelve month anniversaries of the closing date.  The purchase agreement also provides for the payment of earnout consideration to Verras equal to 10% of the revenues in excess of $5,000,000 for the period between the closing date through December 1, 2010, up to a maximum of $500,000.  The fair values assigned to the identifiable intangible assets acquired will be based on an appraisal performed by an independent third party using estimates and assumptions determined by management.
 
In conjunction with the acquisition of Verras’ assets, Crossflo has hired the employees of Verras to support its product offerings.  Two Crossflo employees also served in officer capacities at Verras at the time of the asset acquisition.

In connection with the asset purchase of Verras we issued 75,000 stock options from our 2006 Stock Option Plan with an exercise price of $0.13 to former employees of Verras who became Crossflo employees on December 1, 2008.  These options are not presently exercisable and are subject to meeting vesting criteria.

On December 1, 2008, we issued 30,000 stock options from our 2006 Stock Option Plan with an exercise price of $0.13 to a new Crossflo employee.  These options are not presently exercisable and are subject to meeting vesting criteria.

As stated in Note 15, on December 1, 2008, we, TPL and Alliascense, Ltd. were named as defendants  in a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California by Barco, N.V.  The Barco case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '584, '749 and '890 patents.

On December 1 and 2, 2008 $1,000,000 and $250,000, respectively, of our ARS were redeemed by the issuers.

On December 22, 2008 Asustek purchased a MMP Portfolio license ending its involvement in the T-3 litigation.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION INCLUDES FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OUR FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED AND FROM HISTORICAL RESULTS DEPENDING UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED BELOW UNDER THE SUB-HEADING, "RISK FACTORS". SEE ALSO OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2008.

Overview

In June 2005, we entered into a series of agreements with TPL and others to facilitate the pursuit of infringers of our intellectual property. We intend to continue our joint venture with TPL to pursue license agreements with infringers of our technology. We believe that utilizing the option of working through TPL, as compared to creating and using a Company licensing team for those activities, avoids a competitive devaluation of our principal assets and is a prudent way to achieve the desired results as we seek to obtain fair value from users of our intellectual property.

With the proceeds generated by these licensing efforts, we are undertaking to make investments in technologies, and acquisitions of companies operating in the electronics technology market sector by way of i) selective expansion of our IP portfolio, ii) pursuit of strategic minority investments in certain early-stage revenue or technology ventures that represent a technology or capability of interest to us, and iii) full M&A transactions.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require us to make estimates and judgments that significantly affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our most significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

1. 
Revenue Recognition

Historically we recognized revenue from the sale of our microprocessor chips upon shipment to the customer, at which time title transferred and we had no further obligations.  We discontinued the sale of our microprocessor chips during the first fiscal quarter of 2009. Revenue from technology license agreements is recognized at the time a contract is entered into, the license method is determined (paid-in-advance or on-going royalty), and the customer is provided with the licensed technology, if applicable.  Fees for maintenance or support are recorded on a straight-line basis over the underlying period of performance.

Crossflo sells software and services to end users primarily through relationships with systems integrators and prime contractors.  Crossflo recognizes revenue in accordance with Statement of Position No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, and all related amendments and interpretations (“SOP 97-2”).  Crossflo’s revenue is derived primarily from the following sources: (i) software licensing, (ii) related professional services, and (iii) post contract customer support (PCS) agreements.  PCS agreements typically include software updates, on a when and if available basis, telephone and internet access to technical support personnel. Software updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades and to maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period. Revenue for support services is recognized on a straight-line basis over the support period.

When a sale involves multiple elements, Crossflo allocates the entire fee from the arrangement to each respective element based on its Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value and recognizes revenue when each element’s revenue recognition criteria are met. VSOE of fair value for each element is established based on the price charged when the same element is sold separately.  Crossflo has not yet demonstrated VSOE for the professional services that are rendered in conjunction with its software license sales.  Accordingly, we have combined their presentation on our condensed consolidated statements of operations under the caption “License and service revenue”.  

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The majority of Crossflo’s contracts with customers, including systems integrators and prime contractors, are multiple element arrangements which contain professional services that are considered essential to the functionality of the other elements of the arrangement.  Crossflo accounts for revenue recognition on  these arrangements according to the provisions of AICPA Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1,  Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts. Under SOP 81-1, Crossflo recognizes revenue based on progress towards contract completion measured by actual hours incurred in relation to the estimate of total expected hours. Crossflo measures SOP 81-1 revenues by applying the contract-specific estimated percentage of completion to the total contract amount for software and professional services.  Crossflo routinely updates the estimates of future hours for agreements in process and reports any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current operations. Crossflo immediately recognizes any loss expected on these contracts when it is projected that loss is probable.

In certain situations where Crossflo’s customer contracts contain acceptance criteria or other conditions that are deemed adverse to the probability for collection, revenues recognized are limited by the amount of cash already collected.

Holocom recognizes revenue upon shipment of its product or upon receipt of its product by the customer when shipped FOB destination and recognizes revenue on its short-term installation contracts as time and materials costs are incurred.

Holocom maintains agreements with stocking distributors. These agreements provide for a limited product warranty for a period of one year from the date of sale to the end user. The warranty does not cover damage to the product after it has been delivered to the distributor. Holocom’s stocking distributor agreements also allow limited rights to periodic stock rotation.  These rotation rights allow for the exchange of a percentage of distributor inventory for replacement products of the distributor’s choosing. At November 30, 2008, Holocom has evaluated the potential for rotated product and has provided for the estimated impact in the accounting records.

2. 
Assessment of Contingent Liabilities

We are involved in various legal matters, disputes, and patent infringement claims which arise in the ordinary course of our business. We accrue for estimated losses at the time when we can make a reliable estimate of such loss and it is probable that it has been incurred. By their very nature, contingencies are difficult to estimate. We continually evaluate information related to all contingencies to determine that the basis on which we have recorded our estimated exposure is appropriate.

3. 
Stock Options and Warrants

On June 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, primarily focusing on accounting for transactions where an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123(R) requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including stock options, based on the grant-date fair value of the award and to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period.  Stock-based awards to non-employees are accounted for using the fair value method in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.
 
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In November 2005, FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”)No. FAS 123R-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards (“FAS 123R-3”).  We have elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided in FAS 123R-3.  The alternative transition method includes a simplified method to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, which is available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).
 
Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended November 30, 2007 included compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to May 31, 2007 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). Stock-based compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended November 30, 2008 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to May 31, 2008 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The estimated average forfeiture rate for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 of approximately 5% was based on historical forfeiture experience and estimated future employee forfeitures. The estimated pricing term of option grants for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 was five years.

4. 
Income Taxes

We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not likely, we must increase our provision for taxes by recording a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets that we estimate will not ultimately be recoverable. We believe that a substantial majority of the deferred tax assets recorded on our balance sheet will ultimately be recovered. However, should there be a change in our ability to recover the deferred tax assets; the tax provision would increase in the period in which we determined that the recovery was not probable.

Additionally, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, or FIN 48, on June 1, 2007, the first day of fiscal 2008.  FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition in accounting for income taxes.  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement requirement for the financial statement recognition of a tax position that has been taken or is expected to be taken on a tax return and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  Under FIN 48 we may only recognize tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold.
 
5. 
Investments in Affiliated Companies

We have a 50% interest in PDS. We account for our investment using the equity method of accounting since the investment provides us the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if we have an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board of Directors, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated companies”.

We have a 37.4% interest in Talis.  We account for our investment using the equity method of accounting pursuant to paragraph 8 of AICPA Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures (which has applicability to non-Real Estate accounting matters as well) as our membership share of this limited liability company is more than minor.  Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated companies”.
 
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We own 37.1% of the preferred stock of Avot.  This investment is accounted for at cost since we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Avot.

We review our investments in these affiliated companies to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The primary factors we consider in our determination are the financial condition, operating performance and near term prospects of the investees. If the decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary, we would recognize an impairment loss.

6. 
Variable Interest Entity

We own 100% of the preferred stock of Holocom. On March 27, 2007 we entered into an 18 month revolving line of credit with Holocom for a maximum amount of $500,000 which matured on September 27, 2008.  The line of credit was paid in full on August 31, 2008.  During July 2008, Holocom obtained a credit facility from a third party which we guaranteed. The line of credit and the subsequent guaranty by us caused us to have a variable interest in Holocom, a variable interest entity, and we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as we absorb more than half of the variable interest entity’s expected losses. FASB Interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51 (“FIN 46”) as modified by FASB in December of 2003 (“FIN 46(R)”), requires us to consolidate Holocom as long as we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

We reevaluate our primary beneficiary position at each of our balance sheet dates using the guidance in FIN  46(R). If we are no longer deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity, we will discontinue consolidation. 

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended November 30, 2008 and Three Months Ended November 30, 2007.

Consolidated:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Revenues:
           
Product sales and other
  $ 1,616,908     $ 945,830  
License and service revenue
    258,353       -  
Total revenues
    1,875,261       945,830  
                 
Cost of sales:
               
Product sales and other
    700,365       356,338  
License and service revenue
    165,140       -  
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    211,302       -  
Total cost of sales
    1,076,807       356,338  
Gross profit
  $ 798,454     $ 589,492  
 
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Segment Results:

   
Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
                         
Holocom:
 
Dollars
   
% of Revenue
   
Dollars
   
% of Revenue
 
 Revenues - Product sales and other
  $ 1,610,658       100.0 %   $ 933,280       100.0 %
 Cost of sales
    700,365       43.5 %     356,338       38.2 %
 Gross profit
  $ 910,293       56.5 %   $ 576,942       61.8 %
                                 
Crossflo:
                               
 License and service revenue
  $ 258,353       100.0 %   $ -       -  
 Cost of sales
    165,140       63.9 %     -       -  
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    211,302       -       -       -  
 Gross profit
  $ (118,089 )     -     $ -       -  
                                 
PTSC:
                               
 Revenues - Product sales and other
  $ 6,250       100.0 %   $ 12,550       100.0 %
 Cost of sales
    -       -       -       -  
 Gross profit
  $ 6,250       100.0 %   $ 12,550       100.0 %

Holocom

During the three months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, we recorded sales amounting to approximately $1,611,000 and $933,000, respectively, by our consolidated variable interest entity, Holocom, with cost of sales amounting to approximately $700,000 and $356,000, respectively. The increase in sales for Holocom during the three months ended November 30, 2008 as compared to the three months ended November 30,  2007 is primarily due to increased sales to distributors.

Crossflo

We acquired Crossflo on September 1, 2008.  Revenue consists of software licenses and related services relating to Crossflo’s CDX data agent product.  Cost of sales includes the direct time of Crossflo employees on each project as well as outside contractors. Included in cost of sales is approximately $211,300 of amortization expense on purchased intangible assets.

PTSC

During the three months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, we recognized maintenance fee revenues totaling approximately $6,250  and $6,250 in connection with an agreement with AMD Corporation during the 2005 fiscal year. The agreement called for maintenance fees totaling $100,000 connected with a license agreement for our Ignite technology; the license fee revenue is being recognized as revenue evenly over the four year period of the license.

In addition during the three months ended November 30, 2007, we recorded sales of approximately $6,300 from the sale of microprocessor chips that we no longer market. Inventory associated with the sales of these microprocessor chips is carried at zero value.  Our final sales of microprocessor chips occurred during the quarter ended August 31, 2008.

Consolidated

Our revenues increased from approximately $946,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $1,875,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2008. Our revenue amounts do not include income of approximately $251,000 and $5,486,000, respectively,  from our investment in PDS for the three months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively,  and a loss of approximately $141,000 from our investment in Talis for the three months ended November 30, 2008.
 
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Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Research and development
  $ 151,874     $ -  

Crossflo

We acquired Crossflo on September 1, 2008.  Research and development costs consist of Crossflo’s payroll and related expenses for software engineers as well as outside contractors retained to assist in development of Crossflo’s software product.  For the three months ended November 30, 2008, approximately $378 of non cash compensation was recorded in connection with vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R).

Consolidated:

   
Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 2,175,788     $ 1,986,363  

Segment Results:
   
Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Holocom:
           
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 567,672     $ 456,355  
Crossflo:
               
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 636,092     $ -  
PTSC:
               
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 972,024     $ 1,530,008  

Holocom

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $456,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $568,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2008.  The increase consisted of approximately $91,000 relating to payroll and related expenses for bonuses granted to employees, approximately $12,000 for meals and internal events, approximately $7,400 for royalty payments under the earn out agreement, approximately $5,000 for subcontractors and approximately $3,600 for legal expenses.  For the three months ended November 30, 2008, approximately $6,700 of non cash compensation was recorded in connection with vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R).  These increases were offset by a decrease in travel and related expenses of approximately $18,000.

Crossflo

We acquired Crossflo on September 1, 2008.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2008 consist of approximately $435,000 of payroll and related expenses for the sales and administrative employees, approximately $58,000 of travel and related expenses for the sales employees, approximately $11,000 for sales commissions, approximately $19,000 for sales consultants, and approximately $26,000 for rent expense.  For the three months ended November 30, 2008, approximately $15,600 of non cash compensation was recorded in connection with vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R).
 
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PTSC

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from approximately $1,530,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $972,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2008.  The decrease consisted of approximately $752,000 in legal and accounting expense, primarily due to capitalization of legal and accounting fees in connection with the Crossflo acquisition, approximately $45,000 in public and investor relations expenses, and approximately $63,000 in consulting expenses.  These decreases were offset by increases in payroll and related expenses of approximately $253,000 related to officer bonuses, and approximately $19,000 in travel and related expenses.  For the three months ended November 30, 2008, approximately $142,000 of non cash compensation was recorded in connection with vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R) as compared to approximately $63,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007.

Consolidated

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $1,986,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $2,176,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2008, primarily due to the acquisition of Crossflo and Patriot’s capitalization of transaction costs in connection with the acquisition.

   
Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Settlement and license expense
  $ -     $ 388,660  

Patriot recorded settlement and license expenses amounting to approximately $389,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007 relating to royalties payable resulting from an agreement with Fish (see Note 10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information).

Consolidated:
   
Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
 Other income (expense):
           
Interest and other income
  $ 144,748     $ 301,066  
Loss on sale of assets
    (1,733 )     (924 )
Interest expense
    (16,075 )     -  
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
    109,739       5,486,039  
             Total other income, net
  $ 236,679     $ 5,786,181  

Segment Results:
   
Three months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Holocom:
           
Interest and other income
  $ 2,587     $ 5,507  
Interest expense
    (2,500 )     -  
Loss on sale of assets
    -       -  
Total other income, net
  $ 87     $ 5,507  
Crossflo:
               
Interest and other income
  $ 3,003     $ -  
Interest expense
    (17 )     -  
Loss on sale of assets
    (1,733 )     -  
Total other income, net
  $ 1,253     $ -  
PTSC:
               
Interest and other income
  $ 139,158     $ 295,559  
Interest expense
    (13,558 )     -  
Loss on sale of assets
    -       (924 )
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
    109,739       5,486,039  
Total other income, net
  $ 235,339     $ 5,780,674  
 
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Consolidated

Our other income and expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2008 included equity in the earnings of PDS consisting of net income after expenses in the amount of approximately $251,000 and our share of loss in Talis consisting of approximately $141,000 after expenses.  For the three months ended November 30, 2007, our other income and expenses included our share of income in PDS of approximately $5,486,000. Our investments in PDS and Talis are accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments. Total other income and expense for the three months ended November 30, 2008 amounted to net other income of approximately $237,000 compared with approximately $5,786,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007. Interest income and other income decreased from approximately $296,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $139,000 for the three months ended November 30, 2008 due to declines in interest rates for our cash, cash equivalents and short term investment accounts.

During the three months ended November 30, 2008 we recorded a benefit for income taxes of approximately $632,000 and during the three months ended November 30, 2007, we recorded a provision for income taxes of approximately 1,584,000 related to federal and California taxes.

We recorded a net loss for the three months ended November 30, 2008 of $932,259 compared with net income of $2,416,536 for the three months ended November 30, 2007.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Six Months Ended November 30, 2008 and Six Months Ended November 30, 2007.

Consolidated:

   
Six Months Ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Revenues:
           
Product sales and other
  $ 2,975,554     $ 1,467,199  
License and service revenue
    258,353       -  
Total revenues
    3,233,907       1,467,199  
                 
Cost of sales:
               
Product sales and other
    1,284,618       507,873  
License and service revenue
    165,140       -  
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    211,302       -  
Total cost of sales
    1,661,060       507,873  
Gross profit
  $ 1,572,847     $ 959,326  

Segment Results:
   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
                         
Holocom:
 
Dollars
   
% of Revenue
   
Dollars
   
% of Revenue
 
 Revenues - Product sales and other
  $ 2,930,024       100.0 %   $ 1,445,144       100.0 %
 Cost of sales
    1,284,618       43.8 %     507,873       35.1 %
 Gross profit
  $ 1,645,406       56.2 %   $ 937,271       64.9 %
                                 
Crossflo:
                               
 License and service revenue
  $ 258,353       100.0 %   $ -       -  
 Cost of sales
    165,140       63.9 %     -       -  
 Amortization of purchased intangibles
    211,302       -       -       -  
 Gross profit
  $ (118,089 )     -     $ -       -  
 
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PTSC:
                       
 Revenues - Product sales and other
  $ 45,530       100.0 %   $ 22,055       100.0 %
 Cost of sales
    -       -       -       -  
 Gross profit
  $ 45,530       100.0 %   $ 22,055       100.0 %

Holocom

During the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, we recorded sales amounting to approximately $2,930,000 and $1,445,000, respectively, by our consolidated variable interest entity, Holocom, with cost of sales amounting to approximately $1,285,000 and $508,000, respectively. The increase in sales for Holocom during the six months ended November 30, 2008 as compared to the six months ended November 30,  2007 is primarily due to increased sales to distributors.

PTSC

During the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, we recognized maintenance fee revenues totaling approximately $12,500  and $12,500 in connection with an agreement with AMD Corporation during the 2005 fiscal year. The agreement called for maintenance fees totaling $100,000 connected with a license agreement for our Ignite technology; the license fee revenue is being recognized as revenue evenly over the four year period of the license.

In addition during the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, we recorded sales of approximately $33,000 and $10,000, respectively, from the sale of microprocessor chips that we no longer market. Inventory associated with the sales of these microprocessor chips is carried at zero value.  Our final sales of microprocessor chips occurred during the quarter ended August 31, 2008.

Consolidated

Our revenues increased from approximately $1,467,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $3,234,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2008. Our revenue amounts do not include income of approximately $6,873,000 and $4,286,000, respectively, from our investment in PDS for the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively,  and a loss of approximately $204,000 from our investment in Talis for the six months ended November 30, 2008.

Consolidated:
   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 4,106,526     $ 3,944,553  

Segment Results:
   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Holocom:
           
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 1,185,266     $ 962,313  
Crossflo:
               
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 636,092     $ -  
PTSC:
               
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 2,285,168     $ 2,982,240  

Holocom

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $962,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $1,185,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2008.  The increase consisted of approximately $137,000 relating to payroll and related expenses, approximately $12,000 for meals and internal events, approximately $29,000 for royalty payments under the earn out agreement, approximately $25,000 for legal and professional expenses.  For the six months ended November 30, 2008, approximately $13,400 of non cash compensation was recorded in connection with vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R).  These increases were offset by a decrease in travel and related expenses of approximately $22,000.
 
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PTSC

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from approximately $2,982,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $2,285,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2008.  The decrease consisted of approximately $730,000 in legal and accounting expense, primarily due to capitalization of legal and accounting fees in connection with the Crossflo acquisition, approximately $81,000 in public and investor relations expenses, approximately $13,000 in website expenses and approximately $22,000 in D&O insurance expenses.  These decreases were offset by increases in payroll and related expenses of approximately $256,000 related to officer bonuses, and approximately $9,000 in travel and related expenses.  For the six months ended November 30, 2008, approximately $250,000 of non cash compensation was recorded in connection with vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R) as compared to approximately $346,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007.

Consolidated

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $3,945,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $4,107,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2008, primarily due to the acquisition of Crossflo and Patriot’s capitalization of transaction costs in connection with the acquisition.

   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Settlement and license expense
  $ -     $ 418,660  

Patriot recorded settlement and license expenses amounting to approximately $419,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007 relating to royalties payable resulting from an agreement with Fish (see Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information).

Consolidated:
   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
 Other income (expense):
           
Interest and other income
  $ 257,593     $ 775,591  
Loss on sale of assets
    (1,733 )     (1,269 )
Interest expense
    (20,762 )     (237 )
Gain on sale of subsidiary interest
    -       150,000  
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
    6,668,509       4,285,497  
             Total other income, net
  $ 6,903,607     $ 5,209,582  
 
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Segment Results:
   
Six months ended
 
   
November 30, 2008
   
November 30, 2007
 
Holocom:
           
Interest and other income
  $ 2,968     $ 11,393  
Interest expense
    (2,574 )     (237 )
Gain on sale of subsidiary interest
    -       150,000  
Total other income, net
  $ 394     $ 161,156  
Crossflo:
               
Interest and other income
  $ 3,003     $ -  
Interest expense
    (17 )     -  
Loss on sale of assets
    (1,733 )     -  
Total other income, net
  $ 1,253     $ -  
PTSC:
               
Interest and other income
  $ 251,622     $ 764,198  
Interest expense
    (18,171 )     -  
Loss on sale of assets
    -       (1,269 )
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
    6,668,509       4,285,497  
Total other income, net
  $ 6,901,960     $ 5,048,426  

Consolidated

Our other income and expenses for the six months ended November 30, 2008 included equity in the earnings of PDS consisting of net income after expenses in the amount of approximately $6,873,000 and our share of loss in Talis consisting of approximately $204,000 after expenses.  For the six months ended November 30, 2007, our other income and expenses included our share of income in PDS of approximately $4,285,000. Our investments in PDS and Talis are accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments. Total other income and expense for the six months ended November 30, 2008 amounted to net other income of approximately $6,902,000 compared with approximately $5,048,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007. Interest income and other income decreased from approximately $764,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007 to approximately $252,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2008 due to declines in interest rates for our cash, cash equivalents and short term investment accounts. Holocom recognized $150,000 of other income in connection with the sale of a portion of its interest in Talis Data Systems, LLC.

During the six months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, we recorded a provision for income taxes of approximately $1,748,000 and $1,352,000, respectively, related to federal and California taxes.

We recorded net income for the six months ended November 30, 2008 of $2,277,254 compared with net income of $454,150 for the six months ended November 30, 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Our cash and short-term investment balances increased from approximately $6,722,000 as of May 31, 2008  to approximately $7,665,000 as of November 30, 2008. We also have restricted cash balances amounting to approximately $51,000 as of May 31, 2008 and approximately $52,000 as of November 30, 2008. Total current assets increased from approximately $9,851,000 as of May 31, 2008 to approximately $11,208,000  as of November 30, 2008. Total current liabilities amounted to approximately $930,000 and approximately $3,439,000 as of May 31, 2008 and November 30, 2008, respectively. The change in our current position as of November 30, 2008 as compared with May 31, 2008 results in part from our receipt of approximately $7,649,000 in distributions from PDS, recording a liability for income taxes of approximately $1,925,000 and an increase in our deferred tax assets of approximately $520,000.

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During June 2008, we obtained a credit facility for as long as needed, which provides for financing up to 50% of the par value balance of our outstanding auction rate securities. The facility is collateralized by the full value of the outstanding auction rate securities, required no origination fee, and when drawn upon will bear interest at the federal funds rate plus 3%.  On October 14, 2008, we borrowed $3,000,000 on the credit facility.  The amount we can borrow against our collateral, currently $6,450,000, is limited by FINRA.

Current global economic conditions have resulted in increased volatility in the financial markets.  The cost of accessing the credit markets has increased as many lenders and institutional investors have increased interest rates, enacted tighter lending standards, and reduced or ceased to provide funding to borrowers.  Adverse changes in the economy could limit our ability to obtain financing from debt or capital sources or could adversely affect the terms on which we may be able to obtain any such financing.  Currently, we have sufficient resources to fund our operations through at least the next twelve months.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended November 30, 2008 was approximately $4,001,000 as compared with cash used in operating activities for the six months ended November 30, 2007 of approximately $7,836,000. The principal components of the current period amount were: net income of approximately $2,277,000 and a change in income taxes payable of approximately $1,925,000.  These increases were partially offset by: equity in earnings of affiliates of approximately $6,669,000, change in deferred taxes of approximately $1,382,000 and changes in accounts receivable and inventory of approximately $587,000 and $569,000, respectively.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Cash provided by investing activities was approximately $3,015,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2008 as compared to cash used in investing activities of approximately $408,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007. The increase was primarily due to distributions received from PDS for the six months ended November 30, 2008 of approximately $7,649,000.  Cash used during the six months ended November 30, 2008 included approximately $668,000 in purchases of Crossflo and Avot convertible notes, approximately $1,050,000 in purchases of Avot preferred stock and approximately $497,000 in purchases of Talis LLC membership units and approximately $2,546,000 in the acquisition of Crossflo.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended November 30, 2008 was approximately $2,055,000 as compared to cash used in financing activities of approximately $5,786,000 for the six months ended November 30, 2007.   For the six months ended November 30, 2008, cash of approximately $1,029,000 was used to purchase common stock for treasury and cash of approximately $176,000 was used to pay our notes payable.  Cash received from financing activities during the six months ended November 30, 2008 consisted of $3,000,000 received on our LOC and $250,000 received by Holocom on their line of credit facility.

Capital Resources

Our current position as of November 30, 2008 is expected to provide the funds necessary to support our operations through at least the next twelve months.
 
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

A summary of our outstanding contractual obligations at November 30, 2008 is as follows:
 
Contractual
Cash Obligations
 
Total
Amounts
Committed
   
1-3 Years
   
3-6 Years
 
             
Operating leases - facilities
  $ 569,009     $ 559,969     $ 9,040  
Repayments of short term debt
  $ 320,296     $ 320,296     $ -  
Repayments of long term debt
  $ 2,977,347     $ -     $ 2,977,347  
Retention bonus payments to former Crossflo employees
  $ 230,000     $ 230,000     $ -  

Our line of credit facility with a current balance of $3,000,000 does not have a specified maturity date and terms of the agreement state the credit facility is available to us “as long as needed” subject to the collateral value of our ARS.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements.  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principals and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  The statement does not require new fair value measurements, but is applied to the extent that other accounting pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements.  The statement emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.  Companies that have assets and liabilities measured at fair value will be required to disclose information that enables the users of its financial statements to access the inputs used to develop those measurements.  The reporting entity is encouraged, but not required, to combine the fair value information disclosed under this statement with the fair value information disclosed under other accounting pronouncements.  SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) until the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2009.  On June 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities.  The adoption did not have a material effect on our results of operations and financial position.  We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, but do not anticipate that the adoption will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. SFAS No. 159 does not establish requirements for recognizing and measuring dividend income, interest income, or interest expense. This Statement does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards.  We have elected not to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value.  Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on our results of operations and financial position.

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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) requires acquiring entities in a business combination to recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors the information it needs to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We expect to adopt SFAS No. 141(R) on June 1, 2009.  We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS No. 160 requires entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries as equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We expect to adopt SFAS No. 160 on June 1, 2009.  We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 160 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 161”) requires entities to provide greater transparency about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The statement is effective for financial statements issues for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.  We expect to adopt SFAS No. 161 on June 1, 2009. We are currently assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets which amends the factors that must be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life over which to amortize the cost of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The FSP requires an entity to consider its own assumptions about renewal or extension of the term of the arrangement, consistent with its expected use of the asset, and is an attempt to improve consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and the guidance for determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset must be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The FSP is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“SFAS No. 162”). The statement is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent hierarchy for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are prepared in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. Unlike Statement on Auditing Standards (“SAS”) No. 69, The Meaning of Present in Conformity With GAAP, SFAS No. 162 is directed to the entity rather than the auditor. The statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of  Present Fairly in Conformity with GAAP, and is not expected to have any impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF No. 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. Under the FSP, unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities, and should be included in the two-class method of computing EPS. The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years, and is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active, which clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157. The FSP provides guidance in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. The adoption of this standard as of October 31, 2008 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 140-4  and FIN 46(R)-8, Disclosures by Public Entities (Enterprises) about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities. The FSP will require additional disclosures about transfers of financial assets and involvement with variable interest entities. The FSPs are effective for all reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008 and will require additional disclosures in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ending February 28, 2009.

Risk Factors

We urge you to carefully consider the following discussion of risks as well as other information regarding our common stock. We believe the following to be our most significant risk factors as of the date this report is being filed. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face.
 
We Have Reported Substantial Income In The First Quarter Of Fiscal 2009, And For The Fiscal Years 2008, 2007 and 2006 Which May Not Be Indicative Of Our Future Income

We have entered into license agreements, directly and through our joint venture with TPL and have reported substantial income as a result of this activity in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and for the fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006. Because of the uncertain nature of the negotiations that lead to license revenues, pending litigation with companies which we allege have infringed on our patent portfolio, the possibility of legislative action regarding patent rights, petitions with the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine certain of our patents, and the possible effect of new judicial interpretations of patent laws, we cannot predict the amount of future revenues from such agreements, or whether there will be future revenues from license agreements at all.

We Are Dependent Upon A Joint Venture For Substantially All Of Our Income In Which Our Role Is Of A Passive Nature

In June of 2005, we entered into a joint venture with TPL, pursuant to which TPL is responsible for the licensing and enforcement of our microprocessor patent portfolio. This joint venture has been the source of virtually all of our income since June of 2005. Therefore, in light of the absence of significant revenue from other sources, we should be regarded as entirely dependent on the success or failure of the licensing and prosecution efforts of TPL on behalf of the joint venture.

We May Not Be Successful In Identifying Acquisition Candidates And If We Undertake Acquisitions, They Could Increase Our Costs Or Liabilities And Impair Our Revenue And Operating Results.
 
One of our strategies is to pursue growth through acquisitions. We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates at prices that we consider appropriate. If we do identify an appropriate acquisition candidate, we may not be able to successfully negotiate the terms of the acquisition or finance the acquisition on terms that are satisfactory to us. Negotiations of potential acquisitions and the integration of acquired business operations could disrupt our business by diverting management attention from day-to-day operations. Acquisitions of businesses or other material operations may require debt or equity financing, resulting in leverage or dilution of ownership. We may encounter increased competition for acquisitions, which may increase the price of our acquisitions.
 
Integration of acquisitions requires significant management time and financial resources. Any failure to properly integrate and manage businesses we acquire could seriously harm our operating results. In addition, acquired companies may not perform as well as we expect, and we may fail to realize anticipated benefits. In connection with acquisitions, we may issue common stock that would dilute our current stockholders’ ownership and incur debt and other costs which may cause our quarterly operating results to vary significantly. The dilution of our current stockholders’ ownership may be exacerbated if our per share stock price is depressed and common stock is issued in connection with acquisitions.
 
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If we are unable to successfully integrate companies we may acquire, our revenue and operating results could suffer. The integration of such businesses into our operations may result in unforeseen operating difficulties, may absorb significant management attention and may require significant financial resources that would otherwise be available for other business purposes. These difficulties of integration may require us to coordinate geographically dispersed organizations, integrate personnel with disparate business backgrounds and reconcile different corporate cultures. In addition, we may not be successful in achieving anticipated synergies from these acquisitions.  We may experience increased attrition, including, but not limited to, key employees of the acquired companies, during and following the integration of acquired companies that could reduce our future revenue.
 
In addition, we may need to record write-downs from future impairments of identified intangible assets and goodwill, which could reduce our future reported earnings. Acquired companies may have liabilities or adverse operating issues that we fail to discover through due diligence prior to the acquisition. In particular, to the extent that prior owners of any acquired businesses or properties failed to comply with or otherwise violated applicable laws or regulations, or failed to fulfill their contractual obligations to their customers or clients, we, as the successor owner, may be financially responsible for these violations and failures and may suffer reputational harm or otherwise be adversely affected. The discovery of any material liabilities associated with our acquisitions could cause us to incur additional expenses and cause a reduction in our operating profits.

Disruptions in the Debt and Capital Markets Will Have an Adverse Affect on Our Ability to Obtain Funding

The debt and capital markets have been experiencing extreme volatility and disruption for more than twelve months.  These issues, along with significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the re-pricing of credit risk, and the current weak economic conditions have made, and will likely continue to make, it difficult to obtain funding.  The cost of accessing the credit markets has increased as many lenders and institutional investors have increased interest rates, enacted tighter lending standards, and reduced or ceased to provide funding to borrowers.  Adverse changes in the economy could limit our ability to obtain financing from debt or capital sources or could adversely affect the terms on which we may be able to obtain any such financing  in the event we need to finance our share repurchases and acquisitions.  See “Part I – Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources-Liquidity.”

Changes In Our Relationships With Companies In Which We Hold Less Than A Majority Interest Could Change The Way We Account For Such Interests In The Future.

We hold a minority interest in Holocom to which we have guaranteed third party debt. Under the applicable provisions of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, including FIN 46(R), we currently consolidate the financial statements and results of operations of this company into our consolidated financial statements and results of operations, and record the equity interest that we do not own as a minority interest. For our investments  accounted for under the equity method (PDS and Talis), we record as part of other income or expense our share of the increase or decrease in the equity of these companies in which we have invested. Our investment in Avot is recorded at cost basis.  It is possible that, in the future, our relationships and/or our interests in or with this consolidated entity, equity method investees and cost basis investee could change. Such potential future changes could result in deconsolidation or consolidation of such entities, as the case may be, which could result in changes in our reported results.

A Successful Challenge To Our Intellectual Property Rights Could Have A Significant And Adverse Effect On Us
 
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A successful challenge to our ownership of our technology or the proprietary nature of our intellectual property would materially damage our business prospects. We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights. We currently have seven U.S. patents, one European patent, and one Japanese patent issued. Any issued patent may be challenged and invalidated. Patents may not be issued for any of our pending applications. Any claims allowed from existing or pending patents may not be of sufficient scope or strength to provide significant protection for our products. Patents may not be issued in all countries where our products can be sold so as to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. Our competitors may also be able to design around our patents.

Vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights or positions characterize the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry, which has resulted in significant and often protracted and expensive litigation. Therefore, our competitors and others may assert that our technologies or products infringe on their patents or proprietary rights. Persons we believe are infringing our patents are likely to vigorously defend their actions and assert that our patents are invalid. Problems with patents or other rights could result in significant costs, limit future license revenue, and impair or hinder our acquisition strategy. If infringement claims against us are deemed valid or if our infringement claims are successfully opposed, we may not be able to obtain appropriate licenses on acceptable terms or at all. Litigation could be costly and time-consuming but may be necessary to protect our future patent and/or technology license positions or to defend against infringement claims.  Parties have petitioned the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine certain of our patents. An adverse decision in litigation or in the re-examination process could have a very significant and adverse effect on our business.

On December 18, 2007 we announced that a resolution was reached in two patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. District Courts in the Eastern District of Texas and the Northern District of California.  There are no assurances that the resolution will favorably impact, or that it will not impair, our ability to assert our technology rights in the future.

During the quarter ended February 29, 2008, we were named as co-defendants in three separate lawsuits regarding the MMP Portfolio. On December 1, 2008 we were named as co-defendants in a lawsuit regarding the MMP Portfolio.  See footnote 15 to our condensed consolidated financial statements and Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings in this Report on Form 10-Q.

If A Large Number Of Our Shares Are Sold All At Once Or In Blocks, The Market Price Of Our Shares Would Most Likely Decline

Shareholders who acquired common stock through the exercise of warrants are not restricted in the price at which they can sell their shares. Shares sold at a price below the current market price at which the common stock is trading may cause the market price to decline.

A Significant Portion Of Our Investments Are Currently Illiquid Which May Impact Our Acquisition Strategy And/Or Operating Results

Our long-term investment in marketable securities balance consists of auction rate securities with a par value of $12.9 million, which at present are highly illiquid. In the event we need immediate access to these funds, we will not be able to sell these investments at par value. These instruments are expected to remain illiquid until a future auction of these investments is successful, buyers are found outside of the auction process, or they are redeemed by the issuing agencies. We have partially offset the consequences of this illiquidity by securing a line of credit collateralized by the auction rates securities, however the amount we can borrow against our collateral is limited by FINRA. In the event these securities are deemed to be permanently impaired, we will be required to take a charge to operations in recognition of this impairment.

The Market For Our Stock Is Subject To Rules Relating To Low-Priced Stock (“Penny Stock”) Which May Limit Our Ability To Raise Capital
 
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Our common stock is currently listed for trading in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Over-The-Counter Bulletin (“OTC”) Board Market and is subject to the “penny stock rules” adopted pursuant to Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act. In general, the penny stock rules apply to non-NASDAQ or non-national stock exchange companies whose common stock trades at less than $5.00 per share or which have tangible net worth of less than $5,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the company has been operating for three or more years). Such rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade “penny stock” on behalf of persons other than “established customers” complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk disclosure document, quote information, broker’s commission information and rights and remedies available to investors in penny stocks. Many brokers have decided not to trade “penny stock” because of the requirements of the penny stock rules, and as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. The “penny stock rules,” therefore, may have an adverse impact on the market for our common stock and may affect our ability to raise additional capital if we decide to do so.

Our Share Price Could Decline As A Result Of Short Sales

When an investor sells stock that he does not own, it is known as a short sale. The seller, anticipating that the price of the stock will go down, intends to buy stock to cover his sale at a later date. If the price of the stock goes down, the seller will profit to the extent of the difference between the price at which he originally sold it less his later purchase price. Short sales enable the seller to profit in a down market. Short sales could place significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock. Penny stocks which do not trade on an exchange, such as our common stock, are particularly susceptible to short sales.

Our Future Success Depends In Significant Part Upon The Continued Services Of Our Key Senior Management

Our future success depends in significant part upon the continued services of our key senior management personnel. The competition for highly qualified personnel is intense, and we may not be able to retain our key managerial employees or attract and retain additional highly qualified technical and managerial personnel in the future. None of our employees are represented by a labor union, and we consider our relations with our employees to be good. None of our employees are covered by key man life insurance policies.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest rate risk

The primary objective of our investment activities is to maintain surplus cash in accounts that provide a high level of funds accessibility in large, respected financial institutions with asset safety as a primary consideration. Accordingly, we maintain our cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions. Amounts deposited with these institutions may exceed federal depository insurance limits.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We maintain cash and cash equivalents in institutional money market accounts. In general, money market funds are not subject to interest rate risk because the interest paid on these funds fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate.

Our commercial checking account is linked to a sweep account. This sweep account is maintained by our financial institution in an offshore account located in the Cayman Islands. This sweep account is a deposit liability of our financial institution, the funds are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), in liquidation the funds have a lesser preference than deposits held in the United States, and the funds are subject to cross-border risks.

Auction Rate Securities
 
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Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our auction rate securities.  During the quarter ended February 29, 2008, investment banks were reporting an inability to successfully obtain subscribers for high credit quality auction rate securities.  As of November 30, 2008, we held such auction rate securities with a par value totaling $12.9 million that failed to sell at auction. In the event we need to access funds invested in these auction rate securities we will not be able to liquidate these securities until a future auction of these securities is successful, they are refinanced and redeemed by the issuers, or a buyer is found outside of the auction process.  The investments consist of student loan auction rate instruments issued by various state agencies pursuant to the Federal Family Educational Loan Program (“FFELP”).  These investments are of high credit quality and the AAA credit ratings of the investments have been reaffirmed since November 2008.  These instruments are collateralized in excess of the underlying obligations, are insured by the various state educational agencies, and are guaranteed by the Department of Education as an insurer of last resort.

At November 30, 2008, the fair value of our auction rate securities was estimated at $11.5 million based on a valuation by Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc.  We recorded the net temporary valuation adjustment of $830,342 in other comprehensive income, which represents the gross valuation adjustment of $1,401,325, net of the related tax benefit of $570,983.  We have concluded that the unrealized losses on these investments are temporary because (i) we believe that the decline in market value and absence of liquidity that has occurred is due to general market conditions, (ii) the auction rate securities continue to be of a high credit quality and interest is paid as due and (iii) we have the intent and ability to hold these investments until a recovery in market value occurs.  Since this valuation adjustment is deemed to be temporary, it did not affect our earnings for the three and six months ended November 30, 2008.

We are not currently able to predict how long these investments will remain illiquid, and as such, they have been classified as long-term investments in marketable securities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2008.

The fair value of our long-term investments in marketable securities could change significantly in the future and we may be required to record other-than-temporary impairment charges or additional unrealized losses in future periods.

We do not believe that the illiquidity of these investments will materially impact our ability to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures or other business requirements.

During June 2008 we obtained a credit facility which provides for financing up to 50% of the par value balance of our outstanding auction rate securities. The facility is collateralized by the full value of the outstanding auction rate securities, required no origination fee, and when drawn upon will bear interest at the federal funds rate plus 3%.  On October 14, 2008 we drew $3,000,000 on the credit facility.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Quarterly Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As required by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of November 30, 2008, the end of the period to which this quarterly report relates, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.
 
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our report filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of November 30, 2008, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Patent Litigation

On February 8, 2008, we, TPL and Alliacense Ltd. were named as defendants in three separate lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by Asustek Computer, Inc., HTC Corporation, and Acer, Inc., and affiliated entities of each of them. On February 13, 2008, the Asustek claims were amended to include claims against MCM Portfolio, LLC (Alliacense and MCM Portfolio are TPL-related entities), which do not involve us.

The Asustek case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '336, '584 and '749 patents. The Asustek case also seeks a similar declaration with respect to two patents owned by TPL that are not a part of the MMP Portfolio, and as such we are not engaged in this aspect of the litigation and defense. The Acer case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '336, '584 and '749 patents. The HTC case similarly seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of those three patents and the '148 patent.

On April 25, 2008, we and TPL filed five patent infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of Texas against HTC, Acer and Asustek. These suits allege infringement by HTC and Acer with respect to the '336 '749 '584 and '148 patents; and by Asustek with respect to the '336, '749 and '584 patents. On June 4, 2008, we and TPL filed patent infringement lawsuits against those parties in the Eastern District of Texas with respect to the ‘890 patent of the MMP Portfolio.  The Asustek action in the Eastern District of Texas is inclusive of matters with respect to two patents owned by TPL that are not  a part of the MMP Portfolio, and accordingly we are not engaged in this aspect of the litigation and defense (collectively, these cases are referred to as the "T-3" Litigation).

Motions to dismiss or transfer the Northern District of California actions to the Eastern District of Texas were heard on September 19, 2008 by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel and subsequently denied.  Whether the Texas action will be transferred in whole or in part to Judge Fogel has not been determined.  The discovery phase has just begun with trial expected to be scheduled in late 2009 or early 2010.

On December 1, 2008, we, TPL and Alliascense, Ltd. were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California by Barco, N.V.  The Barco case seeks declaratory relief that its products do not infringe enforceable claims of the '584, '749 and '890 patents.  We anticipate responding to the Complaint in early 2009.

On December 22, 2008, we announced that Asustek had purchased a MMP Portfolio license, leaving HTC and Acer as the remaining defendants in the above action.

Deutsche Bank Arbitration
 
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On October 16, 2008, we initiated binding arbitration claims before FINRA against Deutsche Bank  Securities, Inc., and affiliates ("DBSI") based on advisory services provided to us resulting in our purchases of auction rate securities ("ARS") and the failure of the ARS market in February 2008.  We experienced a  loss of liquidity and other damages as a result, and allege DBSI engaged in negligence and nondisclosure in providing us services.  DBSI has not yet responded to the claim.  Some instruments have been repurchased  by the issuers since the claim was filed.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Please see Part I, Item 2, above, for our risk factors.  Following are the material updates to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Report on Form 10-K.

Disruptions in the Debt and Capital Markets Will Have an Adverse Affect on Our Ability to Obtain Funding

The debt and capital markets have been experiencing extreme volatility and disruption for more than twelve months.  These issues, along with significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the re-pricing of credit risk, and the current weak economic conditions have made, and will likely continue to make, it difficult to obtain funding.  The cost of accessing the credit markets has increased as many lenders and institutional investors have increased interest rates, enacted tighter lending standards, and reduced or ceased to provide funding to borrowers.  Adverse changes in the economy could limit our ability to obtain financing from debt or capital sources or could adversely affect the terms on which we may be able to obtain any such financing  in the event we need to finance our share repurchases and acquisitions.  See “Part I – Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources-Liquidity.”

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On April 28, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program.  We commenced the program in July 2006 and plan to repurchase outstanding shares of our common stock on the open market from time to time.  As part of the program, we purchased 5,318,976 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,029,107 during the six months ended November 30, 2008.

Following is a summary of all repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the six month period ended November 30, 2008:

Period
   
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
     
Average Price
Paid per
Share
     
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
June 1 – 30, 2008
    605,000     $ 0.25       605,000  
July 1 – 31, 2008
    1,361,160     $ 0.18       1,361,160  
August 1 – 31, 2008
    401,000     $ 0.26       401,000  
September 1 – 30, 2008
    1,245,875     $ 0.21       1,245,875  
October 1 – 31, 2008
    889,276     $ 0.17       889,276  
November 1 – 30, 2008
    816,665     $ 0.14       816,665  
Total
    5,318,976     $ 0.19       5,318,976  
 
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On September 2, 2008 we issued 17,583,235 shares of our common stock to the exchange agent in connection with the Crossflo acquisition.  The shares were valued at $0.24389 per share based on the provisions of the merger agreement and the value was allocated among the assets as set forth in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

On September 2, 2008 we issued 2,844,630 shares of our common stock to the escrow agent in connection with the Crossflo acquisition.  The shares were valued at $0.24389 per share based on the provisions of the merger agreement and the value was allocated among the assets as set forth in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

On September 4, 2008, we issued 1,456,394 shares of our common stock to Crossflo’s financial consultant  for broker services in connection with the Crossflo acquisition.  The shares were valued at $0.24389 per share based on the provisions of the merger agreement and the value was allocated among the assets as set forth in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

On September 5, 2008 we issued 4,133,267 shares of our common stock to Crossflo’s convertible note holders in connection with the Note Conversion Agreement associated with the Crossflo acquisition.  The shares were valued at $0.24389 per share based on the provisions of the merger agreement and the value was allocated among the assets as set forth in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

On September 12, 2008 we issued 970,929 shares of our common stock to Crossflo’s convertible note holders in connection with the Note Conversion Agreement associated with the Crossflo acquisition.  The shares were valued at $0.24389 per share based on the provisions of the merger agreement and the value was allocated among the assets as set forth in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At our fiscal 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on October 30, 2008, the following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company: Carlton M. Johnson, Jr., Helmut Falk, Jr., Gloria H. Felcyn, Harry L. Tredennick, III and Donald E. Schrock.

The following proposals were approved at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

1.
Proposal to increase the number of shares authorized under our 2006 Stock Option Plan from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstaining
54,347,836
 
37,927,311
 
1,099,112


2.
Proposal to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value, from 500,000,000 to 600,000,000:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstaining
196,810,597
 
101,410,329
 
3,399,098

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3.
Proposal to ratify management’s selection of KMJ Corbin & Company LLP as our independent auditors:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstaining
283,568,815
 
10,416,382
 
7,634,826


4.
Election of Directors:

 
Director
 
Votes For
 
Votes Abstaining
and/or Against
 
Carlton M. Johnson, Jr.
 
252,726,778
 
48,893,246
 
Helmut Falk, Jr.
 
257,753,650
 
43,866,374
 
Gloria H. Felcyn
 
252,907,727
 
48,712,297
 
Harry L. Tredennick, III
 
269,970,235
 
31,649,788
 
Donald E. Schrock
 
272,890,341
 
28,729,682

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

Those exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) refer to exhibits filed herewith. The other exhibits are incorporated herein by reference, as indicated in the following list.
 
Exhibit No.
Document
   
2.1
 
Agreement to Exchange Technology for Stock in the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K dated August 10, 1989 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
2.2
 
Assets Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated June 22, 1994, among the Company, nanoTronics Corporation and Helmut Falk, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K dated July 6, 1994 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
2.2.1
 
Amendment to Development Agreement dated April 23, 1996 between the Company and Sierra Systems, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed April 29, 1996 (Commission file No. 333-01765)
 
2.3
 
Form of Exchange Offer dated December 4, 1996 between the Company and certain shareholders of Metacomp, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Form 8-K filed January 9, 1997 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
2.4
 
Letter of Transmittal to Accompany Shares of Common Stock of Metacomp, Inc. Tendered Pursuant to the Exchange Offer dated December 4, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to Form 8-K filed January 9, 1997 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
2.5
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 4, 2008, among the Company, PTSC Acquisition 1 Corp, Crossflo Systems, Inc. and the Crossflo principal officers, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed August 11, 2008 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
 
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3.1
 
Original Articles of incorporation of the Company’s predecessor, Patriot Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to registration statement on Form S-18, (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
3.2
 
Articles of Amendment of Patriot Financial Corporation, as filed with the Colorado Secretary of State on July 21, 1988, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to registration statement on Form S-18, (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
3.3
 
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 24, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
3.3.1
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 18, 1995, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.1 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
3.3.2
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 24, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.2 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
3.3.3
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 28, 2000, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.3 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed May 5, 2000 (Commission file No. 333-36418)
 
3.3.4
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 6, 2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002 (Commission file No. 333-91352)
 
3.3.5
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 16, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.5 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004 (Commission file No. 333-115752)
 
3.4
Articles and Certificate of Merger of Patriot Financial Corporation into the Company dated May 1, 1992, with Agreement and Plan of Merger attached thereto as Exhibit A, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
3.5
Certificate of Merger issued by the Delaware Secretary of State on May 8, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
3.6
Certificate of Merger issued by the Colorado Secretary of State on May 12, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
3.7
Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
4.1
Specimen common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992 (Commission file No. 33-23143-FW)
 
4.2
1996 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated March 25, 1996 and approved by the Shareholders on May 17, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996 (Commission file No. 333-01765)
 
 
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4.3
2001 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated February 21, 2001 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 26, 2001 (Commission file No. 333-57602)
 
4.4
2003 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated July 2, 2003 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.27 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4, 2003 (Commission file No. 333-108489)
 
4.5
2006 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated March 31, 2006 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed June 20, 2006 (Commission file No. 333-135156)
 
10.1
Employment Agreement dated September 17, 2007 by and between the Company and Clifford L. Flowers, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
10.2
Employment Agreement dated February 29, 2008 by and between the Company and Frederick C. Goerner, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed May 20, 2008 (Commission file No. 000-22182)
 
23.1*
 
Consent of Independent Valuation Firm
 
31.1*
 
Certification of Frederick C. Goerner, CEO, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2*
 
Certification of Clifford L. Flowers, CFO, pursuant Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1*
 
Certification of Frederick C. Goerner, CEO, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 Title 18 of the United States Code
 
32.2*
 
Certification of Clifford L. Flowers, CFO, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 Title 18 of the United States Code
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
DATED:  January 9, 2009
PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
 
/S/ FREDERICK C. GOERNER
 
/s/ Frederick C. Goerner
  Frederick C. Goerner
 
Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 
 
 
Signature
Title
Date
 
/S/ FREDERICK C. GOERNER
 
 
 
 
Frederick C. Goerner
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
January 9, 2009
/S/ CLIFFORD L. FLOWERS
 
 
 
 
 
Clifford L. Flowers
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
January 9, 2009
/S/ CARLTON M. JOHNSON
 
 
 
Carlton M. Johnson
 
 
Director
January 9, 2009
/S/ GLORIA H. FELCYN
 
 
 
Gloria H. Felcyn
 
 
Director
January 9, 2009
/S/ HELMUT FALK, JR.
 
 
 
 
Helmut Falk, Jr.
 
 
Director
January 9, 2009
/S/ HARRY L. TREDENNICK
 
 
 
Harry L. Tredennick
Director
January 9, 2009
 
 
/S/ DONALD E. SCHROCK
 
 
 
Donald E. Schrock
Director
January 9, 2009
 
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