Too many crap patents out there. Variation: a consortium where all participates share their patents in a common pool. If you are in the consortium, you promise

Too many crap patents out there. Variation: a consortium where all participates share their patents in a common pool. If you are in the consortium, you promise not to sue any of the participants. This is good because startups can join the consortium. It needs at least some good patents inside it to bootstrap. As the patent portfolio of this consortium gets better, larger players have an incentive to join.