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Categories: long volume value, Discovery and invention controversies, Patent monetization companies of the United States, Patent law, Criticism of intellectual property
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patent troll  Non-manufacturing entity  Patent Aggregation  IP holding companies  IP holding company
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In international law and business, patent trolling or patent hoarding is a categorical or pejorative term applied to a person or company that attempts to enforce patent rights against accused infringers far beyond the patent's actual value or contribution to the prior art, often through hardball legal tactics. Wikipedia
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In international law and business, patent trolling or patent hoarding is a categorical or pejorative term applied to a person or company that attempts to enforce patent rights against accused infringers far beyond the patent's actual value or contribution to the prior art, often through hardball legal tactics. Wikipedia
Someone who defends their patents with undue aggression, often with no intention to market or manufacture the patented invention Wikipedia Disambiguation
Business that cashes in on inventions of others by buying up patents before expiration date Wikidata
A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents. Wiktionary
Company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner. Wiktionary (translation)