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Trolls adore it when people settle out of court - but the cost of occasionally bankrupting people to scare everyone else into compliance tends to be accepted.
by munk-a 5y ago
Trolls adore it when people settle out of court - but the cost of occasionally bankrupting people to scare everyone else into compliance tends to be accepted.
Bear in mind that a lot of times the patent troll either has a practicing lawyer on staff or has an intimate relation with one - so they're considering the cost of labour rather than the market rate.
- incompatible 5y agoIf your defence is straightforward, then turning up in court and defending yourself is still a cheap option, is it not?
- gentleman11 5y agoWithout hiring a lawyer, how can you know if your defence is straightforward or not?
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoYou can hire a lawyer just to give you advice. You don’t have to retain the lawyer for the case. In a lot of cases retaining a lawyer only ends up costing 10-15 hours of their time and if you’re going to court anyways add there fees to your court costs in the counter suit.