Tag: Abusive Patent Litigation
60 Minutes Puts Spotlight on Litigation Funders
On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a segment titled: Litigation Funding: A multibillion-dollar industry for investments in lawsuits with little oversight.
During the piece, Lesley Stahl spoke with a bus...
An End of Year Look at the ITC
As we close in on the end of the year, it seems like a good time to look at who exactly has been bringing cases before the International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC’s mission includes investigat...
Federal Circuit Temporarily Pauses Judge Connolly’s Disclosure Orders In Delaware
In its order on a mandamus request filed by MAVEXAR-linked entity Nimitz Technologies LLC, the Federal Circuit has temporarily paused Judge Connolly's order that entities in his court disclose details...
With frivolous NPE patent suits clogging courts, counsel’s diligence and ethics suffer
U.S. patent litigation is big business. Billion-dollar judgments, readily available litigation financing, and favorable venues and lax filing standards mean between three and four thousand suits are f...
Is litigation finance turning justice into the newest financial asset?
The U.S. Supreme Court famously has the words “equal justice under the law” emblazoned above its front door. While the application of this phrase is subject to debate in the courtrooms, committee...
Yet Another Private Equity NPE at the ITC
Stephen Breyer is retiring, Jeopardy has new hosts, and the Cincinnati Bengals have made the Super Bowl—the world changes constantly.
Some things don’t change, though—patent trolls are still ...
When Does “Without Ads” Mean “With Ads”? When You Want To Abuse A Patent
Funimation is a successful anime streaming company. It has a monthly subscription tier, which is ad-free, and a free tier, which includes advertisement. This week, failed company Firtiva filed a l...
STRONGER Patents—Bad Legislation
Yesterday, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 was introduced by Senators Chris Coons and Tom Cotton, along with a House companion bill introduced by Reps. Steve Stivers and Bill Foster. The bill looks...
Huawei Moves Ahead With Aggressive Licensing Posture
Reports emerged today that Huawei has demanded over $1 billion in patent license payments from Verizon for its cellular network patents.
As I wrote in April, Huawei has the potential to abuse its s...