Patent Law – The Patent Troll Update: News and Strategy – Spring 2015

The latest on patent trolls and how to stop them:

Why do companies settle against patent trolls?  An example is a $533 million verdict against Apple.

The most popular venue for patent cases is the Eastern District of Texas.  One of their judges just retired to join a patent law firm that primarily represents patent defendants.

The US Supreme Court uses the term “patent troll” for the first time.

Significant parts of a patent used by a podcast patent troll have been invalidated by the US Patent Office.

Finally, how Life360 fought off a patent troll, all it took was over a million dollars (see the comments to the article).

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