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It's also important to name and shame law firms that represent patent troll clients.
by maehwasu 8y ago
It's also important to name and shame law firms that represent patent troll clients.
- tyingq 8y agoIn this case, the law firm is the patent troll. Two lawyers formerly from firms that used to fight patent trolls. So, I suspect shame isn't going to bother them. "Blackbird combines both a law firm and intellectual property rights holder into a single entity. In doing so, they remove legal fees from their cost structure and can bring lawsuits of potentially dubious merit without having to bear any meaningful cost." (https://blog.cloudflare.com/standing-up-to-a-dangerous-new-breed-of-patent-troll/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/standing-up-to-a-dangerous-new-b...)
- duxup 8y ago>In this case, the law firm is the patent troll. That seems more common, as does law firms who operate as bill collectors.
- rc_kas 8y agoOk maybe instead of shame, it just important to document and track their history, in case it useful to future researchers.
- gimmeThaBeet 8y agoFor a second I thought that that would be an "About Us" on blackbird's site, because the first part makes it seem like a business pitch. Then I thought "why would you advertise that you bring dubious lawsuits?"
- crankylinuxuser 8y agoIs it also appropriate to "call out" attorneys and legal firms that defend defendants accused of unconscionable crimes (think Boston Marathon bomber)? Attorneys are to help their represented either to make whole, or defend against the state. If they are truly acting in an unethical stance, then they need tried by the state board. If they were acting unethically, then perhaps their license should be revoked. But these ethics should apply to all lawyers, and not because they chose an 'unsavory' client.
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- tyingq 8y agoI find a distinct difference in the moral justification between civil suit plaintiffs and criminal court defense attorneys. Edit: Perhaps could be clearer. I feel like attorneys for civil suit plaintiffs have latitude to use their moral compass in deciding whether to take a case. Much more so than a criminal defense attorney.
- sjjshvuiajhz 8y agoCivil suits are the main route regular people have to get compensation when abused by corporations. Or just small companies that get abused by big ones. Citizens almost always lose against companies in the executive or legislative branch - it’s only in the judicial branch where we have any hope of prevailing. The most aggregious frivolous lawsuits make big news, or at least the ones that look frivolous when portrayed from the right perspective. You hear less about the day-in, day-out work the civil justice system does in keeping people honest and holding society and the economy together. There is a reason companies from around the world sign contracts with one another stating that their disputes will be settled in US courts - because it’s the legal system they trust to make the most consistent and fair choices.
- icebraining 8y agoWhat's your point? Nobody is criticizing the existence of the civil courts.
- sjjshvuiajhz 8y agoAttorneys who work in civil and criminal law can be defending the powerless, keeping the powerful from facing justice, or somewhere in between. It depends on the particular case.
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- SaltyBackendGuy 8y agoWe should also name and shame the politicians that accept money to pass laws for these trolls.
- URSpider94 8y agoI’m not aware of any laws that have been passed to benefit trolls. They don’t really need any.
- zachguo 8y agoThey are mostly the same as those ones who help fight against patent trolls. They earn money from both sides.