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The lifetime value of having a patent is much higher than the lifetime value of any specific patent. That's because the scam works whether the patent is valuabl
by whatshisface 5y ago
The lifetime value of having a patent is much higher than the lifetime value of any specific patent. That's because the scam works whether the patent is valuable or not. Invalidating a patent costs them the time it takes to get a new one.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Invalidating a patent costs them the time it takes to get a new one The threat would only work if it were in respect of a large swathe of the troll’s portfolio. Agree it would be meaningless if done against a few of their patents, or if the patents were trivial to file for.