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Patent troll is a pejorative term used for a person or company that enforces its patents against one or more alleged Infringers in a manner considered unduly aggressive or opportunistic (see List Of Patent Trolls for examples).


DEFINITION AND ETYMOLOGY

"Patent troll" is a controversial Neologism , susceptible to multiple definitions. Among them is a party that:

  • "Purchases a patent, often from a Bankrupt firm, and then Sues another company by claiming that one of its products infringes on the purchased patent;"1.