Intense: Hey, Santa Cruz.... Santa Cruz: Um...yes? Intense: We've run out of nifty designs to over price and misalign, Mind if we use yours? Santa Cruz: It's ok with us. Intense: Thanks!
Well. VPP was not invented by SantaCruz or Intense. They both partenered to keep developping and improve the design after Oultand (the guys who brought VPP suspension linkage) went bankrupt.