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Lecture, 2011

Patent trolls

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Summary

Presentation given at an IP seminar on 28 June 2011 on patent trolls. It explains what a patent troll is and where the term comes from, why non-practising entities take more risks than operating companies, how the US landscape favoured them between 2000 and 2005, the turning point of eBay v MercExchange on injunctions, the arrival of trolls in Europe and what to do when confronted with one.

Reference

H. Haouideg, "Patent trolls", IP seminar, 2011.

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