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Patent Trolls : Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation by William J. Watkins; William F. Shughart II; William F. Shughart II is a law available to read on EtoBox.
What is Patent Trolls : Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation about?
Patent trolls are stifling innovation. Using overbroad patents based on dated technology, trolls threaten litigation and bring infringement suits against inventors. Trolls, also known as Non-Practicing 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 economy i
Who reads Patent Trolls : Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- William J. Watkins; William F. Shughart II; William F. Shughart II
- Publisher
- Independent Institute, The
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781598131703
- Category
- law
- Subjects
- Law, Intellectual Property
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (5 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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