Patent Trolls or Patent Heroes? – The Increasing Pressure on Patent Assertion Entities
On July 13, 2013, the New 91ɫ Times published an article on Erich Spangenberg's business enterprise, IPNav, which is considered to be one of the largest Patent Assertion Entities (“P.A.E.s”) in the world. Analyzing the business model of P.A.E.s is important to understanding the legal limits of these entities.