Being litigious and earning revenue from non-practicing patent ownership are fairly intertwined. Being a new company with no history is, likely, strategic. Pat

Being litigious and earning revenue from non-practicing patent ownership are fairly intertwined. Being a new company with no history is, likely, strategic. Patent wars between practicing entities tend to be multi-front. Each side brings its own war chest of patents claims. Settlements tend to be more of a cease fire than a permanent end. They agree to stop suing each other. Being non practicing means that a patent war can't interfere with your more important interests. Being clean slate means that whoever you sue can't return fire by going after the rest of your patent portfolio. "Patent trolling" isn't black or white definitionally, but it has earned its bad name. It's an ugly game of dirty tricks.