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This service is not for defending against non-practicing entities - but to defend against patent suits from large enterprises that the startups might be competing against (e.g. Microsoft, Facebook, Samsung, etc) - not that Microsoft et al. engage in that kind of warfare against small-fry, but it's plausible.


IBM, Microsoft, et al. certainly throw their patent portfolio weight at small companies when it suits them.

For example, they may bring out their patents to force a lower valuation when acquiring companies.




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