Isaac Gorodetski, Washington Examiner

Small Firms' Patent Nightmare

 In 2012, for the first time, patent trolls targeted non-technology companies with demands for licensing payments more frequently than they did tech companies, signaling a strategic shift toward retailers and end users of technology-related patents. Small businesses were a growing target.

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