> Patent rights have not diminished one bit. There are several that think quite the opposite of this extreme statement. [1] More to the point, the courts have

> Patent rights have not diminished one bit. There are several that think quite the opposite of this extreme statement. [1] More to the point, the courts have finally addressed one of the major problems with patent trolls, which is the cost difference between a plaintiff and a defendant for adjudicating an arguably frivolous case. [2] [3] With this new interpretation of venue, it is significantly harder, if not impossible, for plaintiffs to pick a friendly venue where plaintiff costs are 1/10 to 1/100 the cost of defendants for arguably frivolous adjudication. However, past attempts to whack patent trolls (the AIA, IPRs, and PTAB) are still harming the patents of small companies and inventors. [4] [5] [1] http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/08/11/us-inventor-patents-on-fire-ptab-protest-uspto/id=86757/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/08/11/us-inventor-patents-on-... [2] http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/05/26/supreme-court-reverses-federal-circuit-venue-patent-infringement-suits/id=83726/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/05/26/supreme-court-reverses-... [3] http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/09/21/federal-circuit-strikes-down-gilstraps-four-factor-test-patent-venue/id=88117/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/09/21/federal-circuit-strikes... [4] http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/08/08/problem-inter-partes-review-ipr/id=86287/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/08/08/problem-inter-partes-re... [5] http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/07/22/ptab-number-one-enemy-inventors/id=85659/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/07/22/ptab-number-one-enemy-i...