>I'm surprised there isn't an EFF-like non-profit that provides pro-bono patent defense to start-ups, against patent trolls. I would donate to that organization

>I'm surprised there isn't an EFF-like non-profit that provides pro-bono patent defense to start-ups, against patent trolls. I would donate to that organization. First, I am not sure if the EFF defends such suits, but I believe they challenge the validity of patents held by various patent trolls. Secondly, 481 days ago I proposed the idea of a crowdfunding website for the purpose of posting demand letters from trolls, allowing donations to challange specific patents if goals were meet Did not receive much interest from HN at the time. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5573778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5573778