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Perspective

Sep. 22, 2015

Many nonpracticing entities get a bad rap with 'troll' label

"Nonpracticing entity"- to anyone in technology, these words instill images of monsters lurking in the darkness waiting to exact their toll from the innocent and unsuspecting inventive entity. By Kari Barnes


By Kari Barnes


"Nonpracticing entity," or NPE - to anyone in technology, these words instill images
of monsters lurking in the darkness waiting to exact their toll from the innocent
and unsuspecting inventive entity. Recent media attention certainly does not help
the image. But are these entities as bad as they are made out to be?


What if you are a small inventor that has come ...

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