July 2012

April was a quieter month, with a few frequent flier trolls, including Landmark Technology and U.S. Ethernet Innovations, filing additional suits.  As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database.  Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track

In a recent Washington Post article, Vivek Wadhwa, a Stanford University fellow, identifies patent trolls as “modern day mafia.”  Wadhwa focuses on software patents, the trolls’ favorite type of patent and the scourge of every retailer.  Wadhwa looks briefly at the argument to eliminate software patents, advanced by tech giant Brad Feld, and then quickly