Hi everyone! Welcome back from spring break!
This week, I wanted to take an even deeper dive into NPE's and take a look at who is really affected by these non-practicing entities.
I knew that most of the victims of the patent trolls habits were corporations, but I did not realize how many were specifically just in the technology industry. Rounding out #1 was Apple Inc. Some possible reasons why there have been lawsuits by NPE's against Apple is because Apple really is the poster-child for technology product companies. Because they mainly focus on tangible products that have a multitude of functions and incorporate hundreds of patents regardless of the item (iPhone, Macbook, etc.). This essentially makes them easy targets for the patent trolls.
However, what I was most surprised about was that Walmart and Target, notable "big-box" retailers were on the list! Who would have thought that these two would be the target of patent trolls?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this list!
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