> The problem being: patent trolls like Lodsys LLC do not actually create anything. There's nothing to countersue over. They don't sell products, but they sure

> The problem being: patent trolls like Lodsys LLC do not actually create anything. There's nothing to countersue over. They don't sell products, but they surely use computers internally. Which makes them vulnerable to all sorts of patent lawsuits. Patent law lets you sue both the person making the software (Microsoft etc.) and the person using it, in this case Lodsys.