In her research paper titled “Of Trolls, Davids, Goliaths, and Kings: Narratives and evidence in the litigation of high-tech patents,” Assistant Professor Colleen V. Chien, at Santa Clara University School…
Category: Patent Trolls
Another Patent Litigation Study: Patent reform or ulterior motives?
Ever wondered who is the most responsible for flooding the US courts with frivolous patent litigation suits over the past decade? While most fingers will inevitably point towards the so…
Response to “Rise of the Patent Trolls”
The first thing that strikes me about this article is that the term “patent troll” carries many different meanings. The definition of patent troll suggested in the article “Rise of…
“Get off of my … patent?”
A patent is a bundle of exclusive rights. This allows an inventor to make, use, and sell a novel invention, without the threat of competition. It may seem odd, then,…
Perspective: Rise of Patent trolls
I agree that the “predator” patent trolls can be potential lethal to companies who make and sell products, but I do not agree that their function is futile or unethical.…