There Are 250,000 Active Patents That Impact Smartphones; Representing One In Six Active Patents Today | Techdirt
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A new analysis shows just how insane the patent thicket is today. Done by “defensive” #patent aggregator RPX (they try to position themselves as the “good” version of #Intellectual_Ventures), the estimate is that a stunning250,000 active patents today impact smartphones. 250,000. As the article notes that’s one in six active patents today — and for an industry that is certainly less than 1% of US GDP.
