Patent pirate
Encyclopedia
Patent pirate may refer to:
- Someone who willfully commits patent infringement
- Patent trollPatent trollPatent troll is a pejorative but questioned term used for a person or company who is a non-practicing inventor, and buys and enforces patents against one or more alleged infringers in a manner considered by the target or observers as unduly aggressive or opportunistic, often with no intention to...
, someone who defends his patents with undue aggression, often with no intention to market or manufacture the patented invention - Someone who utilizes a submarine patentSubmarine patentA submarine patent is a patent whose issuance and publication are intentionally delayed by the applicant for a long time, such as several years. This strategy requires a patent system where patent applications are not published. In the United States, patent applications filed before November 2000...
, a type of patent whose issuance is intentionally delayed for several years to maximize benefit to the holder