Sentences with phrase «suits by patent trolls»

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In 2010, a patent troll called IA Labs filed suit with Nintendo claiming that the Wii Fit Balance Board was in violation of at least two patents held by the company.

Approximately one in three patent suits were filed in that remote, troll - friendly district, and these suits were almost all filed by companies with no business other than suing for patent infringement.

It's time to make life harder for the patent trolls by passing legislation like the SHIELD Act, which would require a troll who brings a losing suit to cover the fees and costs of a party like Austin.

By 2012, for the first time ever, more than half of all patent suits were brought by trollBy 2012, for the first time ever, more than half of all patent suits were brought by trollby trolls.

A ruling that made it even easier to sue customers (by allowing suits against someone who performs just some steps of a patent) would encourage patent trolls to launch more abusive litigation campaigns.