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Originally Posted by Vexx
Someone is an ace E-bay troll bidder and sublimely brilliant - especially if it so easily confused competitive bidders.
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Actually I think the numbers are a PR thing. And despite what analysts claim these patents are worth the money. Because patents are sort of a bargaining tool, especially for IT/tech related businesses.
If you hold patents that are essential for other businesses you can gain access to their patents (for cooperating businesses that means free technologies for the cooperating parties) if you wish or you could deny others access (this is what big corporation usually does in the case of rivals).
Technically that gives big corporation (who hold vast amounts of patents) a competitive advantage over smaller businesses or start ups that have to license every patent they need.
The patent market is not so much about money as it is about control over access to technologies. Its like technological imperialism.