If the entity only has patents and does not itself offer products or services that use competitors» patents, it can easily initiate a suit
against the alleged infringers without worrying about counterclaims and the possibility of cross-licensing.
On the other hand, US patent holders can sue Canadian firms for infringement in any jurisdiction, allowing the patent holders to select venues they believe to be the most friendly to them (and biased
against alleged infringers).
The decision removes one of the tools in a patent plaintiff's shed to bring additional pressure
against alleged infringers, and plaintiffs will have to refrain from filing lawsuit in state's that have a tangential relationship to the defendant's home jurisdictions.
Up until February, no one knew that Rick Frenkel, an in - house lawyer at Cisco by day, was also the anonymous blogger behind the controversial Patent Troll Tracker site, where he regularly outed companies (and their lawyers) that he considered to be patent trolls — a pejorative term for one who enforces his or her patents
against alleged infringers in a manner considered unduly aggressive or opportunistic.
In that case, the online service will repost the infringing material unless you notify them within 14 business days that you have filed a legal action
against the alleged infringer.
Not exact matches
In a massive copyright infringement lawsuit
against over 14,000 P2P file sharers, plaintiff Worldwide Film Entertainment sent subpoenas to several ISPs to unmask the identities of the
alleged infringers.
Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has called the bluff of pornography publisher Malibu Media — a company that has filed hundreds of lawsuits
against alleged copyright
infringers to try to extract settlements.