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Based on my experience as a patent examiner and a patent attorney, it’s definitely not “the majority” of applicants that can be considered any kind of “troll.”
by patentatt 6y ago
Based on my experience as a patent examiner and a patent attorney, it’s definitely not “the majority” of applicants that can be considered any kind of “troll.” Like many other fields and aspects of life, it’s a highly vocal and visible minority that you’re mostly aware of, because the mundane players are, well, mundane.
- dantheman 6y agoReally, do you think software patents have done more harm or good? Show me the vibrant ecosystem that software patents have enabled. Patents should never have been applied to software and they're a cancer on the industry.
- patentatt 6y agoNo, I pretty much agree, but just wanted to point out that an overwhelming majority of patents and patent applicants are very boring and don't make any headlines, ever. That's all.
- wokwokwok 6y agohttps://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2018/9/28/q3-2018-patent-dispute-report https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2018/9/28/q3-2018-pa... > High Tech companies, both large entities and SMEs, face a disproportionate number of NPE-related threats as compared to other sectors. https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/annual-report?year=2018 https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/annual-report?year=20... I suppose, to be fair, if you are an NPE asserting a claim over what is legitimately your invention, are you a troll? Perhaps, since NPE enforcement is basically a game of threats and legal costs, you don’t see what is actually happening? Opinions vary. My position is quite simple: if you are an NPE, you’re a troll. Use it, or lose it.
- patentatt 6y agoYeah, I pretty much agree with much of that. Just pointing out that a majority of patents and patentees aren't really headline-grabbing or anything. Just boring paper shuffling that will never have any impact on anyone, good or bad.