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True -- unfortunately this doesn't work against a patent holding company with no actual assets. It's likely they hold thousands of patents but have nothing to
by mpdehaan2 12y ago
True -- unfortunately this doesn't work against a patent holding company with no actual assets.
It's likely they hold thousands of patents but have nothing to return fire against.
Thus, a very GOOD public company can be attacked by someone who has simply bought IP, and does not have recourse against them.
- rhino369 12y agoIn my mind, the issue isn't the ability to buy IP and sue, but the fact that there is shitty IP out there that can be bought and misused. The best IP a non-practicing entity gets is from legit companies who sold off their IP or lost it in bankruptcy. When that happens, it's just monetizing the R&D the company invested in. The big issue is dogcrap patents that granted to garage inventors with way too big a scope or after there was already a ton of prior art. The trolls take those patents and then extort the shit out of everyone they can.