Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Store [video]

Re:Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Stor... by ZainRiz on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @08:19PM (#11866762)

Only if the trolls won. On the other hand, if Google's lawyers gave them the smack down then all the patent trolls would go scurrying back under the rocks they crawled out from

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Re:Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Stor... by TheDong on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @10:38PM (#11867224)

Even when trolls lose, they're typically shell companies with no assets, so they can't pay for the legal fees of the winner (they just go bankrupt) and the winner still loses in terms of money.

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Re:Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Stor... by palunon on Thursday June 09, 2016 @05:35AM (#11868354)

Wouldn't they stand to loose their patents if they declare bankruptcy?

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Re:Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Stor... by Phlarp on Thursday June 09, 2016 @12:30PM (#11870441)

Spin off a shell corp for each individual patent that is litigated, if a loss ever occurs, the only thing "on the line" in a bankruptcy is the single patent that presumably just lost.

IANAL, but I suspect this is exceedingly rare.

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Re:Being sued, in East Texas, for using the Google Play Stor... by bluejekyll on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @09:35PM (#11867025)

I think trolls live under a bridge, in either case, it's not a horrible enough place for them.

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