Patent troll attacks against open source projects are up 100% since last year. Here's why

“I fear that we may see further weaponization of patents in the service of other agendas – for example, in the evolving conflict between old consumer electronics and telephone companies and newer businesses who are hampered by so-called “Standard-Essential Patents.” We are well overdue for meaningful reforms in patent usage in Europe and the US so that open-source communities can make the world better without attempted taxation by the old guard.“ https://www.zdnet.com/article/patent-troll-attacks-against-open-source-projects-are-up-100-since-last-year-heres-why/