Welcome The Patent Trolls

Imagine you've started a business in your industry. You've identified and adopted the latest and most up-to-date technology, optimized it, and re-configured it to suit your business and to your advantage. You've innovated and built new processes and systems on top of existing solutions to create your unique offering.

You've worked hard to get here. Over the years, you've faced stiff competition, changed your business model, iterated, but persistence has paid, and you've finally found your much deserved name, fame, and success.

You sigh in relief. And after a pat on the back, you decide to take your foot off the pedal for a bit.

Right then, a suspicious looking email sneaks into your inbox: