New Business Targeting Patent Trolls Signs IBM and Cisco (Law.com)
New Business Targeting Patent Trolls Signs IBM and Cisco (Law.com)
When IP lawyer and entrepreneur John Amster launched RPX Corp. as the cure-all for patent trolls in September, the industry was skeptical about how it would work. The new business is catering to the frustration that big tech companies have with what they derogatorily label “patent trolls.” Amster says his company will charge members an annual fee and in return RPX will buy dangerous patents off …