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Whither goest the patent troll?

The IPKat

A decade ago, patent trolls were all the rage in the patent world. If there was a rock-star matter in the patent world, it was the debate over trolls. It got this Kat to wonder: has patent trolling become such an ""oh so yesterday" subject? Patent Trolls, ?nd What accounts for this?

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Google’s dialogue in the conversation of improving the US Patent System

IPilogue

Google’s contribution to the US patent system. Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Concern with the US patent system. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network.

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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AI and IP Law: Podcast with Yuri Eliezer

LexBlog IP

He suggests that the standard might need to change in instances where AI is used for patent examination, as what is “obvious” to an AI might not be obvious to a human. Impact on Patent Litigation and Licensing : Yuri predicts that AI could reduce the number of contested patents and therefore the amount of litigation.

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Patents & Politics Don’t Mix: Why the Supreme Court’s Decision in Arthrex Fails to Fix an Underlying Problem

LexBlog IP

The underlying problem is that industrial titans are taking advantage of the politically influenceable IPR process to remove the patent protections of another’s inventions in order to eliminate technological competition. This certainly begs the question of who the actual “patent trolls” are.

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Government Must Reform the ITC to Keep Pace with Innovation and Curb Trolls

IP Watchdog

As we move into an era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and 5G telecommunications that supports Kurzweil’s vision, we must make sure that our laws and federal agencies match the pace of invention and protect innovators from trolls who would game the legal system and government functions for their ill-gained profit. .