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Patent Trolls Patent Infringement Brooks Furniture

Patent Troll is a pejorative term used to describe persons or entities who aggresively assert patent ownership rights and typically do not manufacture or make use of the underlying patented inventions. Often,... more +
Patent Troll is a pejorative term used to describe persons or entities who aggresively assert patent ownership rights and typically do not manufacture or make use of the underlying patented inventions. Often, patent trolls exist solely to aggregate and litigate patents. Many in the technology industry claim that patent trolls stifle innovation and have urged Congress to combat these practices by passing comprehensive patent reform. less -
Winstead PC

Victims of Patent Trolls Get Re-Sharpened Weapon in their Defense

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Fee-shifting in patent infringement suits has been authorized by statute since 1952, for application in “exceptional cases.” For the past nine years, that statute has not often been applied as a result of the Federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Patent Litigation Fee-Shifting

In April, the Supreme Court reshaped the patent litigation landscape with its Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness and Highmark, Inc v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc., rulings. The statute at issue in both...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

Supreme Court Decisions on Award of Attorney Fees in Patent Cases

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Two decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2014 may have an impact on the “patent trolls” debate by changing the rules relating to the award of attorney fees to a winning party in litigation relating to patent...more

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Two Supreme Court Decisions May Make Frivolous Patent Cases A Bad Bet

In two unanimous decisions handed down yesterday, the United States Supreme Court has offered some encouragement to defendants who choose to litigate against so-called patent trolls that the cost of doing so may be...more

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High Octane Fuel for Curbing Abusive Patent Litigation

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On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two landmark decisions that could curtail abusive patent practices implemented by "patent trolls" or non-practicing entities (NPE) by relaxing the legal standards for awarding...more

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