04-27-2006, 09:08 AM
Quote:Intellectual Ventures happily invests in invention, while the tech world trembles in fear. An inside look at Nathan Myhrvold's $400 million IP experiment....
Some in the IP asset management field estimate that Intellectual Ventures has amassed 3,000-5,000 patents...
As the patent stockpile grows, so does the speculation--and the fear. IP lawyers and tech executives worry that Intellectual Ventures is less interested in changing the world with big ideas, and more focused on becoming an ber-troll, wreaking litigation havoc across industries with its patents...
full article: http://www.ipww.com/display.php/file=/te...06/venture