This is my favorite part of the article:

Intellectual property is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. The primary reason for this has been the success of the U.S. patent system in allowing the innovative company in a field to develop and market its new inventions without having competitors unfairly profit from the innovator's hard work," says Dr. Doyle.

As far as I can tell, this company doesn't market or sell anything, except patents. So who are their competitors?