Apple applies for a lot of patents. Apple asserts them regardless of whether they are leveraged by a particular product. If this wasn't a viable strategy, Apple wouldn't bother patenting so many things, given the cost of the application process.
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Apple Ordered to Pay $22 Million to Patent Firm Acacia Research
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Apple applies for a lot of patents. Apple asserts them regardless of whether they are leveraged by a particular product. If this wasn't a viable strategy, Apple wouldn't bother patenting so many things, given the cost of the application process.
So do us TexansThe problem is not so much "Patent Trolls" as it is East Texas. Personally I hope we can get back to 2-1-1861.
