I'm writing an opinion piece for the Concord Monitor -

[Ed lawson]

Regarding patent trolling.

One of the more "interesting" things about patent law is that often
inventors are advised to use patent application processes which will
take longer to be approved. The specific reason is to increase the
chance someone will not just create an infringing product in the
interim, but they will develop a valuable market for the product so they
will be more inclined to settle an infringement claim by agreeing to 
license the patent and the claim/licensing fees can be larger.

In other words, there is never an intention to produce the product nor
to actively license the patent.  Just hope someone creates value from
which you can feed.

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Ed Lawson
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