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Universities have formed a company that looks a lot like a patent troll

Imagine this: a limited liability company (LLC) is formed, for the sole purpose of acquiring patents, including what are likely to be low-quality patents of suspect validity. Patents in hand, the LLC starts approaching high-tech companies and demanding licensing fees. If they don’t get paid, the...
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Jun 15, 2021Universities have formed a company that looks a lot like a patent troll by polm23815232

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