On 2010-11-20 8:09 PM, Adam Back wrote: > with large companies it often comes down to some MAD > (mutually-assured destruction) negotiation and settling out > of court for undisclosed terms.
This is true of large companies that practice and use technology, and could therefore each throw a truckload of bogus patents at the other. However, a patent troll does not itself use or practice any technology, therefore can throw truckloads of patents at technology companies, without fear of truckloads of patents being thrown at it. Therefore, if the settlement terms are undisclosed, the patent troll lost. If the technology company lost, the troll would have every reason to disclose the terms, to put pressure on other companies, and the technology company would also have reason to disclose the terms, to put pressure on its competitors. By and large, if a patent troll fires off a lot of bullets, but only scores once in a while, they are still doing pretty well. Even if they mostly lose, they still win. _______________________________________________ cryptography mailing list [email protected] http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
