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Join a non-profit community of companies commited to protecting themselves from frivolous lawsuits. Members can also access free resources to help you file a patent, register a trademark, or plan your IP strategy.

Take that target off your back

LOT Network (short for License on Transfer) is a non-profit community of companies committed to protecting themselves long-term against PAEs and their patent lawsuits. LOT Network members partner with other like-minded companies who believe good corporate citizens don’t monetize patents through patent trolls.

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Patent trolls by the numbers

Patent trolls don’t use their patents to create products or build businesses. Most exist only as a means to drive revenue through litigation.

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The average cost of fighting a
single patent troll lawsuit
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How much money is wasted on needless
patent troll litigation
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The growth of patent troll lawsuits
in the past ten years

We joined LOT Network because we believe it offers the best chance for good corporate citizens to lead the way towards overcoming the PAE challenge.

Bill Coughlin, President & CEO, Ford Global Technologies, LLC

We are confident that our membership in the LOT Network has already protected us from frivolous lawsuits, and we look forward to it being even more powerful and protective as hundreds of new like-minded companies join.

Michael Cunningham, Executive VP and General Counsel, Red Hat, Inc.

We believe LOT Network will continue to scale quickly across industries and with companies of all sizes. The agreement is easy to understand and provides the level of protection our business and customers need while still preserving the value of our patent portfolio.

Hideki Sanatake, Deputy Group Executive, Canon Inc.

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