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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 Focusing on the U.S.,

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

The IPKat

Over to Konstantin for the story and his take on the developments: "Some may associate businesses whose primary aim is to assert patents in litigation to obtain license revenue with the Eastern District of Texas or the Unwired Planet decision in the UK, and not think about cases further afield from Marshall, Texas or London.

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

IPilogue

Google has invested in patenting and licensing their engineers’ inventions ( 42,000 home-grown patents ), and has sold patents to smaller companies to help strengthen their portfolios. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Concern with the US patent system. Source: RPX.

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

Patently-O

Wendell Roelf and Julie Steenhuysen: Moderna Patent Application Raises Fears for Africa COVID Vaccine Hub (Source: Reuters). David Phelan: Apple AirPods To Gain Amazing Feature Update, Patent Hints (Source: Forbes). Allison McDaniel: 5G Patent Fight Continues as Judge Sets Date for Apple v. Patent Agent.

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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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