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"However, Myhrvold has turned that trickle of ideas into a torrent by acquiring patents. The concept is simple: Intellectual Ventures buys technology patents (3
by dunham 15y ago
"However, Myhrvold has turned that trickle of ideas into a torrent by acquiring patents. The concept is simple: Intellectual Ventures buys technology patents (30,000 and counting), gathers them into a critical mass then sells or licenses the intellectual property."
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article7127608.ece
(via the Wikipedia article on Intellectual Ventures, Myhrvold's company)
- monochromatic 15y agoYeah, they've blurred the line a little bit. But the canonical patent troll is one that hasn't created anything, just capitalizes someone else's patents... and Myhrvold doesn't really fit into that category.
- sixtofour 15y agoThere is nothing to stop a formerly innovating person from currently acting the troll. Former innovation does not sweeten current trolling
- monochromatic 15y agoWhat's a troll? Definitions vary, but they all agree that it includes not innovating, just purchasing and asserting patents. All I was saying is that this definition doesn't really fit.
- petegrif 15y agoNot quite that simple. They also work with leading scientists to innovate.