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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by tluyben2 on Friday August 03, 2018 @09:13PM (#17684849)
Do you know how it works if a US troll sues a company outside the US?
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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by fncypants on Friday August 03, 2018 @09:32PM (#17684898)
Assuming you mean filing a lawsuit for infringement of a US patent, a foreign company can be sued in any federal district court in the US. It is a special case.
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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by URSpider94 on Friday August 03, 2018 @09:44PM (#17684925)
IANAL, but they can only sue for infringement that takes place within the US. A German company selling to Indian customers can’t be sued in the US.
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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by Drdrdrq on Saturday August 04, 2018 @08:57AM (#17686695)
But German company selling to US customers can, right? Does that mean the company needs to defend itself on US court?
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Re:What Can Small Tech Companies Do About Patent Trolls? by JackRW on Saturday August 04, 2018 @10:35AM (#17686993)
Generally yes.
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