Tag: patent troll
Supreme Court Helps Rein In Patent Trolls, Legislation Still Needed
It’s another big day in patent law, as the Supreme Court issued decisions in two fee-shifting cases: Octane Fitness and Highmark. The Federal Circuit’s opinions were unanimously rejected in both c...
A Bad Week For Patent Trolls
The courts have not been kind to patent trolls lately. There were recent big decisions affecting Intellectual Ventures, MPHJ, and Rockstar.
IV’s Patents Not So Great, Says Judge
As you may remember,...
Progress on Patent Reform Takes a Little Time
As you may have heard, we basically have a deal on patent reform in the Senate Judiciary Committee. While lawmakers couldn’t quite get it done before recess, they left town with what Senate Judiciar...
A Troll in Inventor’s Clothing
Sometimes this debate over patent reform seems surreal. “Small inventors” are coming out of the woodwork to make bizarre claims, like arguing that making it easier to penalize patent owners who br...
Patent Trolls Keep On Suing
Well, the numbers are in for 2013, and it seems that patent trolling shows no signs of slowing down. According to RPX, trolls sued over 4,800 companies last year, up from the 4,282 they sued in 2012.
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Patent Troll Victims Speak
The patent troll debate can get abstract, with people debating numbers and data. But there’s a real, human toll.
Here’s a powerful video that tells the story of two patent troll victims in Illinoi...
Irony Death Watch: Intellectual Ventures Forms PAC
I just heard the news that Intellectual Ventures formed a political action committee, apparently to lobby against patent reform. It’s certainly an interesting use of IV’s funds at a time when the...
Obama Administration Stays Focused on Patent Quality
Last June, the Obama Administration announced a number of executive actions to tackle the patent troll problem and improve patent quality. President Obama also talked about patent reform in his State ...
MPHJ Aims at FTC, Shoots Foot?
MPHJ is probably the most notorious bottom feeder troll, threatening thousands of small businesses who might own scanners that scan documents and email them. It’s been so active that it’s drawn fi...