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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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