>Patent trolls don't build anything so they have no need for patent grants.
You'd be surprised. Patent trolls can have all forms, not just a only-suing company. Some company that has failed as a startup, but which holds 1-2 patents might decide to turn into patent-trolling to make a quick back while it dies.
> Some company that has failed as a startup, but which holds 1-2 patents might decide to turn into patent-trolling to make a quick back while it dies.
If the startup is dead it should be trivial to transfer the patents to a separate entity and then sue from that entity, making counter-suits irrelevant.
This only has an affect on companies which are a going concern.
Companies who plan to make litigation part of their strategy can pretty easily just not use React.
This does the most harm to companies who were not planning to come into conflict with Facebook, and then do.
You'd be surprised. Patent trolls can have all forms, not just a only-suing company. Some company that has failed as a startup, but which holds 1-2 patents might decide to turn into patent-trolling to make a quick back while it dies.
Think also of companies like SCO.