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I disagree completely. The biggest patent bullies have a gigantic portfolio to kill or milk any possible competitor. In particular some of the big software hous
by alecco 16y ago
I disagree completely. The biggest patent bullies have a gigantic portfolio to kill or milk any possible competitor. In particular some of the big software houses. Patent trolls don't bite IBM/Microsoft/Oracle just like piranhas don't prey on each other. They go attack/bully weaker prey. Most patent trolls seem to rarely go against any corporation with a big legal team/budget.
IBM vs. Sun: http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html (It's great this was published on Forbes, else I'd be dismissed as a waco lefty, just like their reporting on Enron at about the same time.)
- gamble 16y agoIs that true? The troll in this article seemed to be going up against some major companies. I'm no lawyer, but it seems like if you're looking for 8-figure payoffs it would be better to hit up companies for whom that's a minor expense, not an existential threat.
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- ianferrel 16y agoCompetitors don't go after them because the competitor has too much to lose. Patent trolls do, because the shell company has nothing to lose, and no products to protect from its target's patent portfolio