Patent Trolls

The Rise, Fall, and Zombie-Like Resurrection of Patent Trolls: How America’s Favorite Legal Parasites Evolved From Under The Bridge

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The Rise, Fall, and Zombie-Like Resurrection of Patent Trolls How America's Favorite Legal Parasites Evolved From Under The Bridge

In a dimly lit conference room in Delaware, in the US, a lawyer in an expensive but somehow ill-fitting suit passes a USB drive across a polished table. “It contains a patent for ‘a method of transferring digital information from one location to another,’” he whispers. “We’ve already sent demand letters to 16,000 businesses that … Read more

Patent Trolls 2.0: The $9 Billion Industry That Innovated Nothing But Lawsuits

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In a gleaming corporate office in Delaware—suspiciously devoid of any actual products—a team of attorneys is huddled around a whiteboard. They’re not designing the next revolutionary technology or solving climate change. Instead, they’re mapping out which companies to sue next over Patent #9,876,543: “A Method for Using Electronic Devices to Perform Tasks,” a patent so … Read more