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Several definitions exist for '''Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)''':
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Several definitions exist for '''Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs)''':
  
 
#Company which derives the majority of its total revenue from Patent Licensing activities [http://unifiedpatents.com/2015-year-end-report/]
 
#Company which derives the majority of its total revenue from Patent Licensing activities [http://unifiedpatents.com/2015-year-end-report/]

Revision as of 17:30, 11 March 2016

The Truth Behind Patent Trolls


Several definitions exist for Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs):

  1. Company which derives the majority of its total revenue from Patent Licensing activities [1]


Practicing Entities

Conversely, a practicing entity is a "company which derives most of its total revenue from Product Sales or Services"[2]