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I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding of patent trolls is that they make all their threats and legal actions through shell companies they can light up and shut
by chjohasbrouck 11y ago
I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding of patent trolls is that they make all their threats and legal actions through shell companies they can light up and shut down for a few hundred dollars. How much good does it do to go after them? Is Newegg piercing the corporate veil, or are they just trying to invalidate patents?
Aren't there tens of thousands of bad patents? Wouldn't it cost billions to invalidate them all, and by the time you were done there'd just be another ten thousand new ones?
I think what they're doing is great, but I just wish it wasn't so sacrificial. Does it make economic sense for them to do this? As long as it doesn't, the primary focus should be on legislation.
- bdcravens 11y agoThey're trying to get invalidation of patent on record. And it does make sense, as plaintiff can refile (ostensibly after they sue a few others and get precedent in place)
- ryporter 11y agoI agree that invalidating the patent is a strong motivation, but I imagine that another major motivation is in establishing their reputation. Future putative litigants will think twice about getting dragged into a legal battle with a company that doesn't let them walk away from a battle when it no longer suits them.
- morninj 11y agoWhere do you see Newegg asking for the troll's patent to be invalidated?
- bdcravens 11y agoJust responding to question of motivation.