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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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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

Patently-O

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mikey Campbell: Apple Challenges Patent Troll Targeting Maps Navigation (Source: Apple Insider). Blake Brittain: Apple Must Face Apple Watch Patent Claims, Fed Circ. Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Computer Science Patent Attorney/Agent. Klarquist – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent.

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With Vaishali Udupa Set to Take the Helm as Commissioner for Patents, USPTO Leadership Now Lacks Prosecution Prowess

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S.