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Patent trolls don't (traditionally anyway) do stuff on contingency. They buy patents, and then they monetize them.
by monochromatic 11y ago
Patent trolls don't (traditionally anyway) do stuff on contingency. They buy patents, and then they monetize them.
- throwawaykf05 11y agoI have seen the term "patent troll" being applied to law firms who take patent cases on contingency. I guess the issue here is the definition of the term "patent troll". People tend to twist it freely to mean "somebody using some patents in a way that I don't like".
- monochromatic 11y agoToo true. "Non-practicing entity" feels like (and is, I guess) doublespeak, but at least it would make it clearer that a law firm doesn't qualify.