Does anyone have a good software patent story? Where a small company was able to use for good or to fight off a bigger player.
https://opus-codec.org/license/
Full disclosure, I am a member of the Xiph.Org Foundation.
If a startup has some decent patents, they get to have a conversation with companies like IBM that come calling. Otherwise, they have to roll over.
Basically, when the IBMs of the world come around demanding a license, you show IBM they are infringing on your patent.
In general patents are business assets or business tools. They are important for valuation, among other things.
The greatest good is our aim here.