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Re:Microsoft and Google jointly sue a patent troll who has s... by Blankwood on Thursday March 03, 2011 @09:21AM (#2284034)
Part of the reason they don't join forces more often is that the IP lawyers often are kept busy by looking at other large company portfolios. Their business is both offensive and defensive.
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Re:Microsoft and Google jointly sue a patent troll who has s... by Rariel on Thursday March 03, 2011 @10:58AM (#2284484)
That's actually not true, IP lawyers look at ALL patents when they're going after a patent troll or trying to invalidate, not just large companies. That would be pretty poor due diligence.
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