JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 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. How can you tell?

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 19, 2021

A North Carolina federal judge shot down a constitutional challenge Thursday to a state law that criminalizes patent licensing demand letters sent in bad faith, rejecting a licensing company's arguments that the law violates the rights to free speech and equal protection.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Nimitz Technologies — an alleged stalking horse for so-called patent troll IP-Edge — plans on going to the U.S. Supreme Court to fight a Delaware federal judge's headline-grabbing "inquisition" into its business practices, asking an appeals court to freeze that investigation until it files with the justices.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Draft Bill Dead on Arrival. Last week, the “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act” was again floated by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (KY). The same draft Bill was previously released in 2018 and 2020.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 12, 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 company named Stormborn Technologies, an IP Edge entity. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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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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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 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 District of Delaware has long been a favorite venue for patent trolls across the country. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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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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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 9, 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. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

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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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

The second kind, private parties, often use the patents they acquire for profit through damage or settlement awards, or royalties and licensing rights. NPEs who acquire patents solely for profit (and not commercialization) are also called “Patent Trolls” or “ patent assertion entities.”

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 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”). This installment will focus on a company named Web 2.0 Technologies, LLC. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 22, 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”). This installment will focus on a company named Traxcell Technologies, LLC. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 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”). This installment will focus on a company named InvesTrex, LLC. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 10, 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”). This installment will update our previous post explaining recent events at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

In first public appearance since stepping down from the Federal Circuit, former judge speaks about the US Supreme Court’s record in patent cases, the effects of eBay and threats to Bayh-Dole.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

In first public appearance since stepping down from the Federal Circuit, former judge speaks about the US Supreme Court’s record in patent cases, the effects of eBay and threats to Bayh-Dole.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 8, 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”). This installment will focus on a company named Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 3, 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”). This installment will focus on NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

This Network protects members from patent trolls’ claims, these ‘patent trolls’ are described as companies that bring patent claims for profit and to supress competition. Concern with the US patent system. Critics have raised concern that this patent-owner friendly policy attracts patent trolls.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Others have accused him of being a “patent troll” based on the broad interpretation of his patents and his litigious enforcement activity. His entities have filed a whopping 1,249 patent infringement lawsuits with 23 of those pending. This certainly qualifies as a high volume patent troll.

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The Illusion of More

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

And speaking of tangential details, I noticed that Justice Sotomayor inadvertently used the term “patent trolls” during her brief interaction […]. ., a lawsuit bogged down in tiresome and tangential details, but which is important for independent creators. The post To Err is Human: Unicolors v.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Idaho AG Lawrence Wasden has filed motions to intervene [Law360 paywall] in two related patent lawsuits.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 15, 2022

For example, Google was a key player in 2013 in starting the Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge (to not sue on open-source software). Google was also instrumental in the beginnings of the License On Transfer network (which helps members who have been sued by “patent trolls”).

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 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 company named Triumph IP. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 21, 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 company named Foothills IP. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Life Is Good Co., an apparel and accessories brand, accused a Texas company on Monday of threatening to assert bogus infringement claims over search engine technology.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Welcome to the first installment of “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a company named Cedar Lane Technologies and their recent patent enforcement efforts. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2022

The chipmaker spawned the term “patent troll” and has been highly critical of NPEs, but negative business headwinds mean that putting its world-class portfolio of IP assets to work is a no brainer

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2022

The chipmaker spawned the term “patent troll” and has been highly critical of NPEs, but negative business headwinds mean that putting its world-class portfolio of IP assets to work is a no brainer

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Patently-O

JULY 18, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Ben Lovejoy: Apple Might Leave the UK Market, Claims its Lawyer in Patent Troll Case (Source: 9to5 Mac). Drew FitzGerald: Huawei Settles Two Patent Lawsuits It Filed Against Verizon (Source: The Wall Street Journal).

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With patent trolls accounting for more than half of all U.S. patent litigation annually, the country needs commonsense reforms that allow innovators and entrepreneurs to bring their products to market free of meritless legal actions, says former Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 30, 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 company named Ridgeview IP. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 14, 2021

James Vincent of The Verge concisely notes that the reporting this far indicates Jawbone Innovations LLC has no apparent relation to the now-defunct business, but is instead an entity that holds at least some of the patents once held by Jawbone, and perhaps nothing else — the dreaded patent troll.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

can argue before jurors in a trial over Ericsson's patent licensing terms, including barring descriptions of a party as "evil" or a "patent troll" and banning references of anyone's sexual orientation or religious beliefs. Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap is limiting what Ericsson Inc. and Apple Inc.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Saturday Opinion: North Carolina’s Abusive Patent Assertions Act survived a constitutional challenge this week because it puts focus where it should be – on bad faith behaviour, not business structure.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

House of Representatives members reintroduced a bill Tuesday that aims to restrict the ability of patent licensing companies to file suits at the U.S. International Trade Commission, saying the legislation would help protect American companies.

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