Comment by chx

Except IBM is really infamous for using and abusing theirs. Check the Sun story recited in https://www.wired.com/2012/11/the-patent-system-works-fine-b...

> "OK," he said, "maybe you don't infringe these seven patents. But we have 10,000 U.S. patents. Do you really want us to go back to Armonk [IBM headquarters in New York] and find seven patents you do infringe? Or do you want to make this easy and just pay us $20 million?"