02536nam 2200577 450 991046451930332120200520144314.01-59813-173-7(CKB)3710000000079053(EBL)1584221(SSID)ssj0001082095(PQKBManifestationID)12450725(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001082095(PQKBWorkID)11091679(PQKB)10162225(MiAaPQ)EBC1584221(Au-PeEL)EBL1584221(CaPaEBR)ebr10821396(OCoLC)866858691(EXLCZ)99371000000007905320131021h20132013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPatent trolls predatory litigation and the smothering of innovation /William J. Watkins, Jr. ; foreword by William F. Shughart IIOakland, California :The Independent Institute,[2013]©20131 online resource (97 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59813-170-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Recent trends -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- Patent trolls -- How trolls work -- Taming the trolls -- The Texas hot spot -- Learning from the Texas docket -- Reformation and the litigation explosion -- Concluding remarks.Stiflers of innovation, patent trolls use overbroad patents based on dated technology to threaten litigation and bring infringement suits against inventors. Trolls, also known as nonpracticing entities (NPEs), typically do not produce products or services but are in the business of litigation. They lie in wait for someone to create a process or product that has some relationship to the patent held by the troll, and then they pounce with threats and lawsuits. The cost to the ePatent suitsUnited StatesPatent licensesCorrupt practicesUnited StatesPatent laws and legislationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesElectronic books.Patent suitsPatent licensesCorrupt practicesPatent laws and legislationEconomic aspects346.7304/86Watkins William J.Jr.884560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464519303321Patent trolls1975411UNINA