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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

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

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. The patent is valid until 21 December 2023. So what is going on? Let’s start at the beginning.

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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. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Concern with the US patent system.

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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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Make Patent Trolls Great Again!

LexBlog IP

For example, should invalid patents be repeatedly rewarded with extended term based upon the litigious nature of the licensing entity? Abolish any review of the expert agency to correct mistakes, and even where the Patent Owner agrees to a reexamination the USPTO must presume the patent valid? — of course not.