If I as a small company actually decided to sue a large company, I think that the response would be "hang on, here are 20 of our patents you are infringing on -

If I as a small company actually decided to sue a large company, I think that the response would be "hang on, here are 20 of our patents you are infringing on - you actually owe us money". Larger companies treat patents like trading cards, sadly.