And your faith that small companies actually use patents to defend themselves against big ones is a bit naive, too. If anything the big companies use their vast

And your faith that small companies actually use patents to defend themselves against big ones is a bit naive, too. If anything the big companies use their vast amount of patents to crush small startups that compete against them, even if they managed to get 2-3 puny patents. But the truth is many of them can't even afford to buy a lot of patents.