Who's name is on the patent lawsuit doesn't need to be related to who's funding the patent lawsuit. Being able to pay for somebody else's lawsuit and get a shar

Who's name is on the patent lawsuit doesn't need to be related to who's funding the patent lawsuit. Being able to pay for somebody else's lawsuit and get a share of the profits is occasionally (but not always) useful; that's basically lawsuits on contingency, and is important for smaller players to sue bigger players.