Patent Troll: The worst type of “infringement”
The patent system exists as a way to ensure the incentive and protection to not only the inventors but also their patents. In theory, by exchanging a novel invention to society, the inventors are granted with a 20 years monopoly along with certain incentives as a bonus for their contribution. Yet the system has been exploited with harm intention, such as securing the patent monopoly without any intention of using. Such as action can be called “Patent troll”. What is [...]