Re:Patent Trolls Inbound: Our First Lawsuit
by ummonk on Thursday August 25, 2022 @03:51PM
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I don't think it's quite analogous to ransomware insurance because a patent troll incurs its own costs from fighting out a lawsuit in court. So by credibly committing to bitterly fighting out each patent troll lawsuit, it can deter patent trolls from suing its members, and actually lower overall costs. Credible deterrence is important in an iterated game.
This sounds like ransomware insurance. Often you would expect the insurance to help you recover from losses but instead they just pay the ransoms since it's cheaper. Which in-turn makes the insurance holders even more of a juicy target.