[amikula]

At least this would make it easier for a company to justify digging in and fighting a patent. If they're confident they can win, they can anticipate legal expenses being reimbursed. A lot of companies who today are on the fence about whether to stand up and defend themselves would suddenly be willing to go to court.

[YummyTempura]

In theory it would, but if the company fighting the troll loses, surely that would mean they'd need to pay the troll's legal fees also?