ICYMI: Apple takes on patent trolls<article>
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<p>Let me explain…no, there is too much. Let me sum up. Here are a few of the stories making the rounds on Monday morning.</p><p>
<strong>Apple: We’re the patent trolls’ top target, facing 92 lawsuits in 3 years</strong></p><p>Beware, patent trolls! Apple’s lawyers have been hard at work, submitting
comments on a Federal Trade Commission proposal to collect information on patent assertion entities (PAEs). As you might expect, those folks aren’t very popular with Apple, which says it’s been involved in litigation against them 92 times alone in the past three years, making it the most targeted company in these cases. Apple’s also filed
an amicus curiae brief in two Supreme Court cases dealing with patent litigation. Its main argument: that the current test for shifting court fees onto the defendant is unreasonable, and should take into account the merit of the claims, rather than letting PAEs use it as the heavy end of the stick when threatening litigation.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2095490/icymi-apple-takes-on-patent-trolls.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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ICYMI: Apple takes on patent trolls
