Sentences with phrase «by patent trolls grew»

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The trolls (who prefer to call themselves «non-practicing entities,» or NPEs) soon grew rich by exploiting an economic asymmetry in federal law that makes it relatively cheap and risk - free to file a patent lawsuit but ruinously expensive to defend one.

Now, as patent trolls present a growing burden to the likes of restaurants and retailers, companies like Macy's and JC Penney are standing side by side with big tech names like Google, Adobe and Oracle.

My small welding shop grew to become one of the largest agricultural equipment companies in America and employ nearly 1,000 people, but we were sued by a patent troll that owned a broadly - named patent.

Even though it has not even launched its product, CentUp received a cease and desist letter — a classic example of the growing problem of startups being targeted by patent trolls.

On Nov. 20, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 3309, legislation to deal with the growing problem posed by «patent trolls» bringing frivolous patent infringement litigation.