Re:IV: Don't Mind Our 2000 Shell Companies, That's Totally N...
by rayiner on Friday December 21, 2012 @07:53PM
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> If enough companies contributed 1% of revenue/profit/funds raised
I think you're overestimating how much companies spend on patent litigation. People have been throwing around the number $100 million for how much Apple spent on patent litigation in 2011. That's 0.1% of their 2011 revenues. At a typical Fortune 1000-ish company, total spending on outside counsel (which includes not just litigation, but transactional advice, tax advice, etc) is on the order of 0.2% of revenues.
I think you're overestimating how much companies spend on patent litigation. People have been throwing around the number $100 million for how much Apple spent on patent litigation in 2011. That's 0.1% of their 2011 revenues. At a typical Fortune 1000-ish company, total spending on outside counsel (which includes not just litigation, but transactional advice, tax advice, etc) is on the order of 0.2% of revenues.