Well, I for one will be somewhat surprised if not astonished if the CC ever gets to court. The probable outcome of losing the Appeal for SEO and therefore incurring more significant costs must be seen as an unacceptable commercial risk for the new SEO CEO. Some sort of settlement, with BPRG being seen to have defended their patents, would surly make commercial sense to both parties.
Still, only less than 3 weeks until we know whether more sensible heads rule now at SEO.
There is little question that an out of court settlement will have a very positive effect on the SP of course.