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Law Practice

Jul. 15, 2010

More Companies Sharing Lawyers

Big corporations that must defend patent infringement lawsuits are trying to cut costs by hiring a coordinated group of defense lawyers to share the work.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Big corporations that must defend patent infringement lawsuits are trying to cut costs by hiring a coordinated group of defense lawyers to share the work, or in some cases a single firm that represents all of them.

These arrangements, which force business rivals to work together, are a by-product of a recent trend in which plaintiffs, often patent-holding companies, sue a large numbe...

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