We're at university together apcalis dangers PatentFreedom has inspected non-practicing entities (NPEs) or the companies that mainly exist to receive money from companies by means of using the patented technology they possess. The organisation has found that Apple has been targeted with 171 lawsuits from these NPEs ever since 2009. 24 of these lawsuits were filed in the first half of 2013. PatentFreedom has concluded that NPEs will keep targeting several large and high-profile companies quite persistently.