“...The case against patents can be summarized briefly: there is no empirical evidence that they serve to increase innovation and productivity, unless productivity...”

“...The patent market consists mainly of privately negotiated, bilateral transactions, either sales or cross-licenses, between large companies. There is no eBay,...”

“...In recent years, people have seen a dramatic upsurge of "strategic patent acquisitions." The authors define this as the acquisition of a portfolio of patents...”

“...Widget is a company that makes circuits and sells them around the world, including here in the US. Patent Aggregator Plus, or PAP, is a nonpracticing entity,...”

“...Patent Assertion Entities (PAE) have received significant attention because their activities have become an enormous component of the patent litigation...”

“...Patent aggregation is not a new phenomenon -- the practice of acquiring patents in order to profit from their sale or from licensing fees has a long history...”