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The patent holder would have to sue someone first or there would be no standing to bring a case.
by Ilmesnkie_Jones 13y ago
The patent holder would have to sue someone first or there would be no standing to bring a case.
- Avenger42 13y agoOn that point, how does the patent holder typically learn of cases of infringement? Would it be as simple as a surreptitious email? Or do you need something like a writeup in a publication, so they will see you as a potential goldmine? I'm wondering what it would take to force a fight on crap patents - create something that infringes on a patent, contact the NPE through some untraceable channel to inform them, then await the lawsuit (or "licensing offer").
- neurotech1 13y agoAnyone can file a re-examination request ex parte. The EFF have done this occasion, without an actual filed lawsuit from the Patent Assertion Entity(PAE="troll") but it still costs thousands of dollars in fees and the EFF lawyers time.