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> On top of those fees, 20k isn't that much. If we are comparing apples to apples, the actual court filing fees and such in the US are pretty small ($350 to su
by indymike 5y ago
> On top of those fees, 20k isn't that much.
If we are comparing apples to apples, the actual court filing fees and such in the US are pretty small ($350 to sue in Federal court + $400 to file documentation), and if you cannot afford these fees the court has the power to waive them. For a small business with a clear case,this means your $20K is possibly enough to pay the lawyer and see the case though. Just recently, on this site, we had an article about SparkFun rebuffing a patent troll in US Federal Court for less than (or close to, as I recall) the EU filing fee.
> On top of those fees, 20k isn't that much.
Yes, the issue is when the fees are charged. A filing fee prevents discovery from ever happening. It is basically saying, you are too small, too poor to dispute a patent. That is not justice.