patent troll (English, noun)
expansion: patent troll (plural patent trolls)
Senses:
topics: intellectual-property
law
patent-law
glosses: A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.
tags: derogatory
informal
Forms:
form: patent trolls
tags: plural