Uma ubambeke kubuchwepheshe isikhathi eside, impela ezikhathini ezingaphezu kwesisodwa uzwile ngama-patent troll, lezo zinkampani ezinikele ekuthengeni izinkampani ezisenkingeni ngenhloso eyodwa yokuthola amalungelo obunikazi, hhayi ukuzisindisa ukuqothuka. Uma sebewuthengile, bahlala balinde ukubona ukuthi inkampani enkulu isebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi bayo ngaphandle kokungena ebhokisini, cela inani elikhulu lemali. Akukona okokuqala ukuthi i-patent troll ithathe idlanzana lezigidi ezivela kwa-Microsoft, i-Apple ne-Google ukubala ezimbalwa ezibaluleke kakhulu.
Ngenhlanhla isikhashana manje, izinkampani eziningi eziyingxenye yeSilicon Valley zihlangane ndawonye ukuvimbela lolu hlobo lwezinkampani, izinkampani ezingazinikeli ocwaningweni nasekukhiqizeni ukuze zikwazi ukwenza amalungelo obunikazi wazo, yeka ukufaka amacala angosomathuba ucela ukunxeshezelwa ngezinkanyezi. Kepha ngenkathi lolu hlobo lwezinkampani selubuyile enkingeni, kulokhu kubhekene neNetflix, kubuchwepheshe obusetshenziselwa ukunikela ngemodi engaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi kubasebenzisi bayo, leyo modi engaxhunywanga ekulindelwe isikhathi eside esivumela ukuthi sijabulele uchungechunge noma i-movie esiyithandayo ngaphandle kwesidingo ube noxhumano lwe-inthanethi.
I-patent esetshenziswe yi-Netflix futhi ephethwe yi-Blackbird Technologies, iyinombolo 7.174.362, futhi isebenza ngezindlela nezinhlelo zokuphinda idatha yedijithali. Le patent eyabhaliswa ngonyaka ka 2000, ibhekisa kudatha elandwe kusuka emshinini kuma-CD-R media, eyayithandwa kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Kuyacaca ukuthi okuncane noma akuhlangene nakancane nohlelo lokulanda lweNetflix, kepha ngokuqinisekile abameli benkampani bazama ukukuguqula ukuze kubonakale sengathi basebenzise lelo patent.