Patent lawsuits impact companies negatively - ZDNet Asia News

The increasing number of patent lawsuits are time-consuming, costly and disruptive for organizations, according to industry insiders who note a rise in "patent trolling", but it is still hard to say whether the legal tussles stifle innovation and are responsible for the intensifying market competition in the IT industry today. Patent litigations are a "huge distraction" to the strategic direction of organizations which...