Who knew that using other people's inventions with out paying them could result in a loss of share value.
If you dig into the dataset you can see that patent trolling drastically increased after 2005, given the stock market trends over that period it's not surprising that companies would lose a lot of value after a litigation event in a market defined by lack of confidence.
Also, as the case progresses the market will price back in the EV of the litigation, how do they account for that? A lawsuit is big news, a technical maneuver in court that absolves a lot of liability may not because of the complexities involved.
If you dig into the dataset you can see that patent trolling drastically increased after 2005, given the stock market trends over that period it's not surprising that companies would lose a lot of value after a litigation event in a market defined by lack of confidence.
Also, as the case progresses the market will price back in the EV of the litigation, how do they account for that? A lawsuit is big news, a technical maneuver in court that absolves a lot of liability may not because of the complexities involved.