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In ordinary words.
A business may own patents mainly to demand licensing fees from companies producing goods.
In legal terms.
Valid patents confer exclusionary rights enforceable through licensing and litigation; manufacturing a product is not always required.
Where it stops being legal.
Invalid patents, sham litigation, antitrust violations and abusive tactics may be challenged.
General U.S.-focused information. Cases and statutes may have jurisdiction-specific exceptions. This citation may be a general primer; verify the governing primary authority. Not legal advice.