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Twitter promises it will not become a patent troll
Apr 18th, 2012
Twitter's lead engineer confirmed in a post on the company's blog on Tuesday that Twitter will not use its patents aggressively. 'Patent trolling' is a strategy that has become increasingly popular in recent years. Companies with active product portfolios aim to stifle competition and protect their intellectual property by using patents offensively, and companies without active portfolios purchase patents from inventors and use the patent system as a core means of generating revenue. According to Twitter, the company is taking steps that will see it avoid both of these roads now and in the future. Read on for more. In what he called the 'Innovator's Patent Agreement' or 'IPA,' Twitter's vice president of engineering Adam Messinger said that Twitter will (Source: BGR News) -
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