> I recommend big companies buy out the firms with foundational patents like this from back in the day.
Would that be Nortel / Rockster Consortium approach? Sadly, big companies will be tempted to 'monetize' the patents and/or use them as a competitive advantage: and both are enforced via litigation. I supposed being sued by a big tech company rather than a patent troll is better?
The worst case is when a tech company buys patents, sells them to an NPE and then sics it on competitors, it's a good thing that'll never happen.
The ones being sued were deploying end-to-end secure messaging in widespread use. It would indeed be better if they had the patents and only sued other big players.
Would that be Nortel / Rockster Consortium approach? Sadly, big companies will be tempted to 'monetize' the patents and/or use them as a competitive advantage: and both are enforced via litigation. I supposed being sued by a big tech company rather than a patent troll is better?
The worst case is when a tech company buys patents, sells them to an NPE and then sics it on competitors, it's a good thing that'll never happen.