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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by lazysheepherd on Friday August 03, 2018 @06:53PM (#17684263)
Can patent trolling be decreed as an offense, or it is too much gray area to define and detect it reliably? Is the action punishable under another offense category, e.g. fraud?

If not, what are your thoughts on what can be done to dissuade bad actors from engaging patent trolling, and seek the end of the "scourge"?

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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by fncypants on Friday August 03, 2018 @08:24PM (#17684633)
Some states have enacted bad faith litigation statutes. If the patent owner is not careful in avoiding the appearance of extortion, they can be liable for the defendant’s fees and other damages.
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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by ourmandave on Friday August 03, 2018 @10:22PM (#17685047)
Could someone (or a group of companies) that have paid in the past sue to get their money back (or have the case reversed if it went to trial) if a troll has a bad faith ruling against them?
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