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===Disproportionately harms startups=== * Patent assertion entities ([[patent trolls]]) disproportionately affect startups, which are important for job creation and innovation. Companies with less than $100M annual revenue represent two-thirds of unique defendants in troll suits. A large percentage of startups reported that being sued by trolls resulted in significant operational impact.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chien |first1=Colleen |title=Startups and Patent Trolls |journal=Stanford Technology Law Review |date=January 1, 2014 |volume=17 |issue=1 |url=https://journals.law.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/stanford-technology-law-review/online/startupsandpatenttrolls.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912163140/https://journals.law.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/stanford-technology-law-review/online/startupsandpatenttrolls.pdf |archive-date=2017-09-12 }}</ref>
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