Someone please explain to me what part of this article explains what the punishment for being a patent troll is? Is "don't do it again" a deterrent to these types of people?
According to settlement papers, MPHJ in 2012 acquired five patents related to computer architecture for $1. It then created 100 subsidiaries with "cryptic" names such as "AbsMea," "FolNer" and "GosNel," which sent more than 1,000 letters to New York businesses accused of "likely" patent infringement, the papers show.