Moreover, in all of these examples, the outcomes are all available as a matter of public record as controlled by a government entity. If an IV shell company sues someone and actually finalizes the lawsuit, it's still (frequently) not revealed that the shell company was acting on behalf of Intellectual Ventures all along.

In fact, IV attempts to have the records sealed and, if they settle out of court, they require the settling company to sign an NDA so as to ensure that there's no record at all.