September 12, 2022 — As a result of Open Source’s popularity which has become the standard for software development throughout the world, patent trolls — also known as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) — are increasingly targeting businesses. In fact, exactly halfway through 2022, the total number of patent assaults by PAEs on companies using Open Source is equal to the number of these attacks during the full year of 2021. Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network, also explains why and how the Financial Services & Banking industry is being hit hard by PAEs. Here’s the story from Bestgamingpro.