A Company Whose Sole Purpose Is to Acquire Patents and Sue

question 63

Multiple Choice

A company whose sole purpose is to acquire patents and sue potential infringers is pejoratively known as:

• A)patent thickets.
• B)patent pools.
• C)patent trolls.
• D)patent watchdogs.
• E)patent lawyers.

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Definitions:

Cellular Tolerance

Cellular tolerance is a physiological adaptation where increased exposure to a substance, like a drug, leads to a decrease in the substance's effect on cells or tissues.

Intoxicated

The condition of having physical and mental faculties impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink or any substance, leading to altered mood, behavior, and coordination.

Psychoactive Drugs

Substances that alter perception, mood, consciousness, or behavior by affecting the brain's chemistry.

Synapse

Spatial junction between one neuron and another; forms the information transfer site between neurons.