I think it's a bad definition too. But the problem is mostly unique to NPEs. There are definitely some NPEs that I wouldn't call a troll, like universities and

I think it's a bad definition too. But the problem is mostly unique to NPEs. There are definitely some NPEs that I wouldn't call a troll, like universities and R&D firms. I think I could even support a patent monetization entity as long as it relied on legitimate patents and went after legitimate infringers. The issue is few, if any, NPEs actually do that. They resort to extortion-like demand letters or use hopelessly weak patents.