Usually means: Company that profits from suing.
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  2. patent troll: Wiktionary
  3. patent troll: Dictionary.com
  4. Patent troll: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Patent troll: World Wide Words

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  2. Patent Troll: Moneyterms
  3. Patent Troll: Investopedia

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  1. patent troll: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. PATENT TROLL: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (patent troll)

noun:  (patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.

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