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I think there's a couple of distinctions to be made between trolls and more legitimate IP owners:

- trolls usually aren't the original IP creator,

- trolls' patents often cover trivial material, or ideas which are included in prior art.

I'm gessing that ARM patents are not trivial.



Yes, you are right. But the distinction that should divide trolls from non-trolls (at least, as much, as the big corporations wanted) was mainly, if a company produces something related to the patent. And that is in my opinion the worst classification you can find (it is handy of course for the big corporations).


But does the link make that distinction? I didn't think it did.




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