The future of patent monetization is … outsourcing?

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BlackBerry announced the outsourcing of a significant part of its patent licensing efforts on Wednesday to a unit of the U.S.-based Marconi Group.  I guess with the privateering model under attack around the world, legal process outsourcing or LPO monetization is the next steps in evolution.   I wonder, though, in practice how safe Blackberry will be from being dragged into litigation as a necessary party or collaterally attacked by licensees.  It will be interesting to watch how this evolves.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackberry-licensing/blackberry-shifts-patent-strategy-through-outsourcing-deal-idUSKBN1DF345?il=0