Roundup: RPX takes on patent trolls, Facebook revamping Marketplace, and more

Roundup: RPX takes on patent trolls, Facebook revamping Marketplace, and more

Here’s the latest action:

RPX Corp takes on patent trolls — The company is buying patents to keep them from so-called “troll” companies that use patents for lawsuits or to collect licensing payments. Companies that pay a fixed yearly fee to RPX get licenses it holds; RPX pledges never to assert the patents. IBM and Cisco are already partners.

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