Acacia: This Season's Controversial Patent Licensor

According to a July 2004 article in IP Law & Business, Acacia isn't the first company to make a business out of patent licensing, they just happen to be this season's controversial patent licensor. "When someone opens a conversation with 'I've got 40 million bucks in the bank,' sure you're going to be intimidated," says Delwin Hinkle, an Acacia Research Corporation license and founder of a small online educational company.