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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

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The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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Open-Source & Patent Rights – Can They Co-Exist?

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Such contributions save a lot of time and effort of millions of other inventors and innovators who put their best foot forward to build greater and better things on top of the said technologies. It not only helps such innovators and inventors in sustaining financially but encourages them to continue contributing to the open-source community.

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