Few things are more despised in the tech community than patent trolls, and to many, Intellectual Ventures is the biggest one around. The case is against Motorola Mobility and by extension Google, which hasnt yet turned the company over to Lenovo; While the jury deliberates, the court of public opinion has largely made up its mind: Intellectual Ventures may insist that it’s helping inventors, but convincing anyone it’s not abusing the patent system will be an uphill battle, especially in an environment that’s never been more hostile. Intellectual Ventures describes itself as an invention marketplace — most simply, it buys up massive amounts of intellectual property and licenses it in bulk, serving as a kind of clearinghouse.
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