patent troll

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  10 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

  By Shirley Li  |  December 14, 2011

  The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.

• IP: 3 strategies for beating patent trolls

  By Michael Rader  |  November 22, 2011

  These tips can help companies efficiently manage their defense.

• IP: A stake deep in the heart of the Texas patent troll

  By Jeffrey Dean  |  October 18, 2011

  When historians write about the rise and fall of patent troll litigation, a chapter or two should be dedicated to the Eastern District of Texas. A preferred forum for plaintiffs, the district has been associated—fairly or unfairly—by liberal discovery and joinder rules, skepticism toward motions for transfer and summary judgment,...

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  Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola Mobility over patent infringement

  By Shirley Li  |  October 7, 2011

  It’s an awkward case for Google. Intellectual Ventures, a firm partly backed by the Internet giant, sued Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for patent infringement Thursday, just as Google is working on purchasing the mobile phone maker.

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  Senate moves forward with patent-reform bill

  By Ashley Post  |  September 7, 2011

  Last night, the Senate voted 93-5 to end its debate on the motion to proceed with the America Invents Act, commonly referred to as the patent-reform bill.

• IP: Whack a troll

  By Jeffrey Dean  |  August 16, 2011

  Federal Circuit affirms sanctions for frivolous patent licensing campaign.