Patent Reform Is Coming, but Not From Congress

It's well established that the number of lawsuits filed by patent trolls in the last decade has increased dramatically. This increase comes at considerable expense to defendants of all stripes. But as widely reviled as this trend may be among operating companies that often find themselves as defendants in patent troll litigation, legislation that would curb this practice has made little progress.

17 minute read October 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
By
Christian Mammen
Patent Reform Is Coming, but Not From Congress

The case is all too familiar. A Texas LLC, founded just a few months ago, sues 10 ' or 20, or 30 ' defendants for patent infringement at the same time.

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