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Re:Facebook’s patents show a commitment to collecting person... by detaro on Sunday June 24, 2018 @06:53PM (#17388794)
> But if you don't have a big inventory of patents, then the company that does won't want a cross licensing deal.

Of course the size of the other party's portfolio shouldn't matter if you're only interested in defensive use.

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Re:Facebook’s patents show a commitment to collecting person... by jedberg on Sunday June 24, 2018 @09:19PM (#17389331)
Of course, but usually one of the companies is interested in offensive purposes, which is why you need a large library for defensive purposes.
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