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Whither goest the patent troll?

The IPKat

A decade ago, patent trolls were all the rage in the patent world. Whether in speeches, conferences, or articles, no subject engendered more IP conversation. If there was a rock-star matter in the patent world, it was the debate over trolls. Patent Trolls, ?nd

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Bring Back Patent Models To Shut Down The Patent Trolls

IP Law 360

By reintroducing the requirement that inventors submit a miniature working model of their inventions along with their patent, legislators could help to deter patent trolls, reduce frivolous litigation and support legitimate inventors in protecting their innovations, says Darin Gibby at Kilpatrick.

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

The second question is whether G-Taxi aimed to protect their intellectual property rights and market, or to obtain IP protection in order to obtain licence fees? A patent or trade mark troll’s strategy consists of finding potential defendants who find it less expensive to negotiate a settlement rather than litigate.

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Perspectives on Patent Trolls and Efficient Infringement | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IP Watchdog

And these patent owners who do engage in this type of bad action do the industry a tremendous disservice, because these nefarious actors behave so egregiously that it causes a stain on the entire industry, and sadly it allows for all patent owners to be swept up together.

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Eighth Circuit Overturns Injunction for Harassment Allegedly Inspired by Patent Troll Rhetoric

IP Watchdog

in which the appellate court overturned the Western District of Missouri’s grant of injunctive relief to Tumey, a patent attorney representing a plaintiff asserting patent claims against Mycroft. On March 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a ruling in Tumey v. Mycroft AI, Inc.

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Alnylam Says It's Not A 'Patent Troll' In Vax IP Row

IP Law 360

million in legal costs it incurred defending a patent suit over its coronavirus vaccine, saying Moderna is wrongly trying to paint it as "a pernicious patent troll." Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has shot back at Moderna's request for about $2.8

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NC 'Patent Troll' Law Survives Constitutional Challenge

IP Law 360

A North Carolina federal judge shot down a constitutional challenge Thursday to a state law that criminalizes patent licensing demand letters sent in bad faith, rejecting a licensing company's arguments that the law violates the rights to free speech and equal protection.