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Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices Non-Practicing Entities

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Turning The Tide on “Trolls”

When a non-practicing entity (NPE) accused 16,000 small businesses of violating its patent by merely emailing scanned documents, the New York attorney general cracked down, forcing a settlement. Then the FTC threatened to sue...more

Bracewell LLP

Echoes from the Gunn? Aggravated States and Demand Letters

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A gunshot that cracks the silence of an old west desert canyon creates an echo coming from all directions. A Supreme Court decision can make similar reverberations throughout the legal world. Last year, just such a sound...more

Perkins Coie

Vermont Heightens Enforcement Efforts Against Patent Assertion Entities

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With two deft strokes, Vermont simultaneously increased the tools in its enforcement toolbox and dealt a significant blow to a well-known patent assertion entity (PAE)....more

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