What is the ill foundation and the actual figures?
Based on the article and links backwards, the numbers come from a Boston University publication at: http://www.bu.edu/law/faculty/scholarship/workingpapers/documents/BessenJ_MeurerM062512rev062812.pdf
At some point, but not soon due to other priorities, I will review the study and its statistical foundation. Mark Twain had some comments on statistics. The bottom line is the current trend is to characterize Non Practicing Entities (NPE’s) in a bad light when they seek compensation, while many large companies could be accused of essentially using the system in a similar way whenever they obtain a patent they don’t put into practice, but retain for reasons you can deduce.