IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Google’s contribution to the US patent system. Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Concern with the US patent system. Source: RPX. Source: RPX.

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Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 20, 2024

Litigation business Future Link says the latest version of an antitrust lawsuit in California federal court from Taiwanese chipmaker Realtek over claims of a conspiracy with a different Taiwanese chipmaker to fund purported "patent troll" lawsuits is just more "litigation over litigation."

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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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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The T-word, patent “troll,” has been used widely over the past 20 years to negatively predispose potential licensees, lawmakers, the courts, as well Continue reading Words matter.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 27, 2023

was named chairman of the House subcommittee overseeing intellectual property on Friday, returning him to a leadership post on a panel where he has been critical of what he has described as abusive litigation by companies he calls "patent trolls." Darrell Issa, R-Calif.,

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 3, 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 NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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IP Law 360

MAY 6, 2024

A California federal judge has found that Taiwanese chipmaker Realtek can't use the federal courts to sue one of its major rivals for allegedly using a "bounty" to fund "patent troll" litigation against it because that doesn't break any federal antitrust laws.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Saturday Opinion: North Carolina’s Abusive Patent Assertions Act survived a constitutional challenge this week because it puts focus where it should be – on bad faith behaviour, not business structure.

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Patently-O

JUNE 5, 2022

It is clear that Mycroft repeatedly announced that it was fighting VoiceTech as a patent troll and that Mycroft has a strong anti-troll position: I don’t like letting these matters go quietly. Troll Hunter—Mycroft’s Position on Patent Trolls ( February 5, 2020).

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In so doing, AG Wasden seeks to defend the constitutionality of a 2014 Idaho statute, the Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act (BFAPIA), which, among other things, requires patent-owning companies to put up a bond covering litigation costs if defendants can demonstrate a reasonable likelihood the suit was in bad faith.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 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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IP Close Up

AUGUST 9, 2023

Patent litigation declined significantly in the first quarter of 2023 over the same period in 2022, despite increases in issued patents, the difficulty of Continue reading

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IP Close Up

AUGUST 15, 2023

From 2013 to 2017 patent suits filed dropped by 35% and stayed that way through 2022. Excluding volume patent litigation filers, typically non-practicing entities (NPEs) Continue reading

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 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”). The District of Delaware has long been a favorite venue for patent trolls across the country. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With patent trolls accounting for more than half of all U.S. patent litigation annually, the country needs commonsense reforms that allow innovators and entrepreneurs to bring their products to market free of meritless legal actions, says former Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

While banks and financial institutions have long been the subject of patent lawsuits, they have been increasingly targeted this year by a number of non-practicing entities. Non-practicing entities are those that acquire patents but do not actually practice the patented inventions. By: Thompson Coburn LLP

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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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Managing IP

JUNE 7, 2021

Counsel say that while it’s good to see the state taking on a 'predatory patent troll', the outcome of the case won’t change their own litigation strategies

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 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”). Technologies is similar to other NPEs, asserting two patents against well-known companies for technology that has been around since the turn of the millennium.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A number of small providers are receiving patent demand letters with a settlement or licensing offer to avoid litigation. Many of these letters are a typical part of the playbook of entities that have been variously called “non-practicing entities” (NPEs) or “patent trolls.” How should you respond? Should you respond?

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Saturday Opinion: North Carolina’s Abusive Patent Assertions Act survived a constitutional challenge this week because it puts focus where it should be – on bad faith behaviour, not business structure.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 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 NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. 6] Why is patent litigation so tied to the capital markets?

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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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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2024

In the present case, these trolls using the name of these firms are misrepresenting themselves to gain profits out of it. Such scams may work due to the fear of litigation and the reputation of these big law firms. As ‘content’ becomes ubiquitous around us, the potential for these quick scams rises as well.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It simply cannot make any sense for all patents to become increasingly worthless simply because of the victimization of large multinational corporations who are incapable of crafting a strategy that solves the nuisance litigation problem that does not destroy the entire system.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Udupa, whose appointment was announced in December, comes to the USPTO after serving the last seven years as the head of litigation for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she was responsible for heading HPE’s intellectual property litigation and formulating case strategies.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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 court where many patent trolls file suit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. What about NPEs?

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2021

Yesterday’s decision in favour of PanOptis by an Eastern District of Texas jury was the consequence of significant investments made by the firm over many years.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

OCTOBER 7, 2016

On September 30, 2016, a federal jury in Texas ordered Apple to pay $302 million in damages to VirnetX for violating two of its patents, including patented software used in Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage applications.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

It didn’t take long for the accusations of patent “trolling” to come out, but King Digital released a statement that they were merely trying to protect their brand name for the upcoming future. The post Creator of Candy Crush Saga Backs Off on Trademark Registration appeared first on Greenspoon Marder LLP.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 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”). Non-practicing entities, by their very nature, have few assets other than the patents asserted in a lawsuit.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

He suggests that the standard might need to change in instances where AI is used for patent examination, as what is “obvious” to an AI might not be obvious to a human. Impact on Patent Litigation and Licensing : Yuri predicts that AI could reduce the number of contested patents and therefore the amount of litigation.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 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”). The challenge would fail despite the weakness of the patent and result in nothing but wasted attorneys’ fees.

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2021

Yesterday’s decision in favour of PanOptis by an Eastern District of Texas jury was the consequence of significant investments made by the firm over many years.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

JUNE 22, 2021

In the wake of the collapse of the Internet bubble circa 2000, a public outcry about patent trolls caught the attention of Congress and the federal courts. A wild mix of reforms of the patent system resulted between about 2005 and 2015. "Burst Bubble." by jcgoforth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Sometimes Congress did [.].

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 19, 2021

The purported reason Congress created IPRs in the AIA was to “ increase patent quality ” by allowing rapid adjudication of “ [p]atents of low quality and dubious validity” and to “curb abusive behaviors” that cause large companies to settle “frivolous cases.”

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