Title Patent trolls : predatory litigation and the smothering of innovation / William J. Watkins, Jr. ; foreword by William F. Shughart II

Published Oakland, California : The Independent Institute, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (97 pages) Contents Recent trends -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- Patent trolls -- How trolls work -- Taming the trolls -- The Texas hot spot -- Learning from the Texas docket -- Reformation and the litigation explosion -- Concluding remarks Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Patent laws and legislation -- Economic aspects -- United States. Patent licenses -- Corrupt practices -- United States. Patent suits -- United States. Form Electronic book ISBN 1598131737 9781598131734 (e-book) (paperback : alk. paper)

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