I have Recently heard of the Open Invention Network.
They are basically a collaboration of patent holding companies that develop open source software intended to protect open source developers from patent trolls.
So:
PatentTroll: Hey Open Source Developer you are infringing on my patent.
OpenSourceDeveloper: oh! Open Invention Network!
OpenInventionNetwork: Well PT, you are infringing on our patents.
PT: Oh sorry…umm lets cross licence.
OIN: Okay.
OSD: hehe Image may be NSFW.
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Check it out:
http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/about_members.php
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