米国 パテントシステムに影響を与える新しいビジネスモデル

New Patent Acquisition Service Reduces Patent Assertion and Litigation Costs
“RPX helps technology and e-commerce leaders protect themselves from intellectual property litigation so they can focus on patent development rather than patent defense,” said John Doerr, partner at KPCB.
More than 1,500 patent infringement lawsuits were filed in the United States in the first half of 2008 - many with multiple defendants. Average estimated litigation costs are approximately $4.5 million, according to a 2005 American Intellectual Property Law Association survey. These lawsuits cost operating companies billions of dollars annually. Total costs to companies are far higher when factoring in costs of non-litigation assertions and settlements.

2008年の前半で1500件以上の特許訴訟が生じ、その平均費用は約$4.5 millionとのことです。この新しいビジネスモデルが本当に思惑通りの効果を生じるのか？
それとも、米国のパテントシステムにさらにダメージを与える怪物に変身しないか？
Time will tell.　と言ったところですね。（1）（2）