Concerns grow over 'patent trolls'
(07/21/2006 3:42 PM EDT)
BURLINGAME, Calif — The prospect that patent holders are becoming technology gatekeepers is emerging as a serious issue for the electronics industry.
Experts meeting here this week examined this and other business issues related to intellectual property.
Panelists highlighted increasing industry concern over the latest efforts by firms, loosely referred to as "patent trolls," to extract licensing fees from other companies.
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