Intellectual Property
Oct. 12, 2012
Holding companies filing a growing number of patent suits
Non-practicing holding companies, colloquially known "patent trolls," account for a sizable portion of infringement lawsuits filed today, according to a new study by UC Hastings professor Robin Feldman and two co-authors.
By Rachel Swan
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Non-practicing holding companies, colloquially known "patent trolls," account for a sizable portion of infringement lawsuits filed today, according to a new study by UC Hastings professor Robin Feldman and two co-authors. By analyzing 500 patent lawsuits chosen at random over a five-year period, Feldman and two co-authors with Lex Machina Inc. concluded that "monetization" suits have increased from 22 to 44 percent of all patent suit...
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