As the practice of defensive patent aggregation continues to gain traction in the IP market, some observers have suggested that there is a flaw in the RPX business model: the apparent opportunity for non-member operating companies to “free ride” on the protection against assertion and litigation that is being paid for by members of the…
Read full postStart-up companies often spend years in relative obscurity developing and perfecting technology-based products and services. During those early years of angel financing or Series A venture funding, these companies rarely need protection against NPE assertions. Not only are they too small to attract notice, but few have the financial resources to generate sufficient damages from a successful…
Read full postNPEs are often portrayed as predatory and opportunistic manipulators of intellectual property. But to do so is to confuse the means with the end. NPEs have provided one of the few ways for creators of intellectual property to monetize their assets. Most inventors or owners of intellectual property who feel their patents are being infringed…
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