IV: Don't Mind Our 2000 Shell Companies, That's Totally Normal
Most people don't realize how bad the patent troll situation is. You can be hit by patent trolls for operating a boring online store with nothing more sophisticated than a shopping cart. Happens all the time. Here's just one example:<p><a href="http://www.plainsite.org/flashlight/case.html?id=1888562" rel="nofollow">http://www.plainsite.org/flashlight/case.html?id=1888562</a><p>At least some of those defendants ended up settling and paying off that particular troll by the way. Petmeds is a public company and mentioned that in one of its 10K filings.<p>ps. my understanding is that many/most trolls demand non-disclosures from companies they settle with, which would explain why you don't hear more from the victim companies getting mugged by these crooks.