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[–] gullible@kbin.social 61 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If they exclusively targeted larger companies, they’d be fine with me. Generally, the way they operate is to first strike smaller, more vulnerable companies to build their case before suing a larger one. Patent reform can’t come soon enough.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 58 points 8 months ago

The fear of being targeted by a patent troll makes both small and large companies afraid to innovate.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

Patent and copyright law both need major reforms