最大的新问题之一来自于“专利钓饵者”—这行律师专事起诉那些侵犯了某项“虚设专利”的公司；
One of the biggest new problems comes from “patent trolls”—lawyers who bring cases against companies for violating this or that trumped-up patent.
大技术公司抱怨“专利钓饵”，这种“钓饵”公司购买大量隐而不用的专利，然后提出诉讼来攻击所谓的侵权。
Big technology companies complain of "patent trolls" -companies that buy lots of obscure patents and then bombard alleged infringers with lawsuits.
“钓饵”公司分辩说，它们这么做是让专利受到重视，借此帮着建立一个鼓励发明者的发明市场。
The "trolls" argue that by making patents valued they are helping to create a market in invention that will encourage inventors.
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