Google’s and Intertrust’s new PatentShield helps startups fight patent litigation in return for equity

 Google and Intertrust today announced the launch of PatentShield, a new program that aims to help defend startups from patent litigation — in return for a stake in those companies. The basic idea here is to give startups that join the program ownership of a selection of patents from Google’s and Intertrust’s portfolio that they can then use as a deterrent against… Read More

Source: Techcrunch.com