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> And know I'm not a lawyer but how is PT (patent trolling) any different from the mob activities that Rico was designed to help eliminate Patent trolling does

• freehunter 14y ago
  That's true. Rico has been extended to handle things far outside it's original scope though, so taking the extended definition I could see it work.
• jfoutz 14y ago
  Diverting resources to fend off million dollar lawsuits certainly could kill people. It's not only interfering with defendants, but the court system must also redirect resources away from other activities to handle these cases. If nothing else, hundreds of thousands of hours of effort go into cases like these. Patent reform wouldn't necessarily save a single life, but it would clearly save hundreds of hours of life for thousands of people. Of course, none of that above relates to RICO