> In a statement, Apple said: "Optis makes no products and its sole business is to sue companies using patents they accumulate. We will continue to defend against their attempts to extract unreasonable payments for patents they acquire."

I don't understand this approach. I hate patent trolls as much as anyone else, but my feelings are irrelevant to the laws, no? Who cares what Apple lawyers feel honestly? Where does it say in patent laws that only patents you are utilizing to the max 24/7 are viable and "real patents"?

Patent trolls are patent trolls but as SC said many times, if you don't like how we interpret current laws, change them and make them more precise.

Besides, its not like Apple hasn't been a "patent troll" themselves - anyone remembers Apple vs Samsung re too much curved corners?