IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Google has invested in patenting and licensing their engineers’ inventions ( 42,000 home-grown patents ), and has sold patents to smaller companies to help strengthen their portfolios. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Concern with the US patent system. Source: RPX.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Introduction Patent trolls are entities that do not actively develop their inventions but instead acquire patent rights for obvious inventions to prevent others from working on them or to collect licensing fees. In a way, patent trolls serve a purpose, much like lawyers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2024

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a company named Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC. NPEs are also known to limit their license when suing software companies.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

VirnetX is a classic example of an NPE that does not qualify as a “patent troll.” Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. VirnetX, on the other hand, licenses its patents for eight and sometimes nine figures.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

At present, the software, in many cases, is released under what’s widely known as an ‘Open-Source License,’ which corresponds to the idea that anyone can view and modify the source code of a particular piece of software. Open-source patents combine the concept of traditional patents and open-source licensing.

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Patent Patent Troll Licensing Invention 81

IPilogue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Individuals and companies commonly engage in the strategic purchasing of critical blocking patent portfolios. For example, the rise of patent trolls, who litigate cheaply-bought patents, use the IP system as a legal weapon. Moreover, damage demands in litigation cases involving IP are rising.

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