Who should read this article? Companies sued by patent trolls (NPEs) [1] seeking to develop strategies to push back against NPE activity—and specifically companies in the following industries: ...

Back in late 2011, a company named Innovatio threatened to sue 8,000 coffee shops, hotels, and stores around the United States, claiming that the Wi-Fi networks they had set up for their customers ...

In 2011, Apple and Google spent more money on patent litigation and defensive patent acquisitions than on research and development. That’s not a good sign for the U.S. economy; in fact, it’s a stark ...

Patent trolls are a growing challenge for the software industry. And the Linux Foundation has launched a large campaign to snuff them out. Attendees at the annual cloud-native software developers ...

Minnesota legislators are trying to fix a growing problem hitting small to midsize businesses hard: so-called "patent trolls." Legislators want to block individuals or firms who buy patents — ...

In the battle against "patent trolls," two competing bills on Capitol Hill have emerged as the leading solutions to curb abusive patent litigation. In the battle against "patent trolls," two competing ...

(NAPSI)—In local communities across America, the “next big idea” often takes shape in a garage, a small startup office or a community college lab. New American inventors and entrepreneurs are the ...

North Carolina lawmakers are drafting legislation to combat patent trolls, shell companies that attempt to win quick settlements from businesses by threatening patent infringement lawsuits. "Patent ...

Apple has convinced a U.S. appeals court to throw out a US$300 million verdict by a jury that found it infringed wireless standard-essential patents owned by IP management company Optis Wireless ...

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