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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3136030, member: 77814&quot;]A company can own many things such as Patents.&nbsp; Patents can be used to protect intellectual property, and also used to gain additional revenue by allowing a company to use their patents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other companies would buy out other companies just for their patents and potential revenue stream from them.&nbsp; ==&gt; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/business/kodak-to-sell-patents-for-525-million.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/business/kodak-to-sell-patents-for-525-million.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/business/kodak-to-sell-patents-for-525-million.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s a list of top patent companies ==&gt; <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/article/3155506/data-center/ibm-scores-most-patents-in-2016-apple-doesnt-crack-top-10.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.networkworld.com/article/3155506/data-center/ibm-scores-most-patents-in-2016-apple-doesnt-crack-top-10.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.networkworld.com/article/3155506/data-center/ibm-scores-most-patents-in-2016-apple-doesnt-crack-top-10.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Intellectual property is big business all on it&#039;s own.&nbsp; There are companies out there that all they do is buy and protect patents in order to create revenue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some just use those patents to create revenue ==&gt; <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/18/12211484/arm-holdings-softbank-acquisition-intellectual-property-patents-value" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/18/12211484/arm-holdings-softbank-acquisition-intellectual-property-patents-value" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/18/12211484/arm-holdings-softbank-acquisition-intellectual-property-patents-value</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Who cares about making things. With the right intellectual portfolio one can make hundreds of millions of dollars doing nothing.&nbsp; You just need a building full of lawyers to protect them all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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