> Patents are like trademarks, you have to protect them after you get them (by collecting licensing fees, even if it’s a small one.)<p>Unfuckingbelievable indeed. He needs to fire his lawyer.
Maybe the lesson is that using patents as a deterrent from others using your idea is just too fraught with complications and costs. The best way to stay competitive is by relentlessly improving and effectively marketing your product.
From the guy who licensed the patent: <a href="https://twitter.com/pixelwinch/status/474716066896424960" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/pixelwinch/status/474716066896424960</a>
Maybe the first line would be more helpful as a title :<p><pre><code> > An anonymous individual is spreading accusations that I’m a patent troll.</code></pre>