IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

Litigation is almost always recommended to be avoided , whether because of the sheer amount of time needed to get a court date, the expensive costs for the client and law firm, or the risks associated with receiving an unfavorable judgement. Michelle Mao is an incoming 2L JD student at Osgoode Hall Law school and an IPilogue Writer.

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Litigation Patent Troll Patent Technology 106

The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Merpel does not like this form of taxi Friend of the Kat and Legal Head of Delivery for Gett in Moscow, Konstantin Voropaev has been following some developments out of Kazakhstan relating to an uptick in litigation in the taxi-app space. However, many such business have been popping up in Kazakhstan. So what is going on?

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Patent Troll Marketing Marketing Patent 86

LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Technologies is similar to other NPEs, asserting two patents against well-known companies for technology that has been around since the turn of the millennium.

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Technology Patent Troll Settlement Inventor 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

VirnetX is a classic example of an NPE that does not qualify as a “patent troll.” Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. VirnetX, on the other hand, licenses its patents for eight and sometimes nine figures.

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Patent Troll Settlement Licensing Confidentiality 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a court where many patent trolls file suit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. What about NPEs?

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Patent Troll Settlement Litigation Patent 52

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Many high-volume NPEs are subsidiaries of a larger company that segregates liability by creating separate LLCs for each subset of their patent portfolio.

Technology 40

Technology Patent Troll Settlement IP 40

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). The challenge would fail despite the weakness of the patent and result in nothing but wasted attorneys’ fees.

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Patent Troll Invention Journalism Settlement 52