Revisiting Big Tech’s Patent Troll Boogeyman | RealClearPolitics
To be sure, a decade ago there were a few shady characters, such as the infamous troll MPHJ, who threatened mom-and-pop businesses with patent suits to extort cash settlements. But to the extent the patent troll problem ever really existed, it has clearly now been solved. Patent suits against Big Tech companies are down by as much as 50% compared to earlier in the decade. Meanwhile Big Tech s revenues and market value have skyrocketed by 40% and 58%, respectively. Big Tech is hardly the victim here each of the four companies testifying last month is worth more than the GDPs of all but the 16 largest nations in the world.