The patent news is rather misleading.

The story on what a Notice of Allowance actually is.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpe...

The application identified above has been examined and is allowed for issuance as a patent. Prosectuion on the merits is closed. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. THIS APPLIOCATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON PETITION OF THE APPLICANT.

Does the patent application belong to Mitch Francis or to Tix Corp, or to both?