IPWatchdog Unleashed
Each week we journey into the world of intellectual property to discuss the law, news, policy and politics of innovation, technology, and creativity. With analysis and commentary from industry thought leaders and newsmakers from around the world, IPWatchdog Unleashed is hosted by world renowned patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, Gene Quinn.
IPWatchdog Unleashed
Perspectives on Patent Trolls and Efficient Infringement
Today we're going to tackle a question that has divided the patent innovation community for a generation. Depending on your perspective, patent trolls have been and continue to be a problem, or complaints about patent trolls have been greatly exaggerated.
As is often the case when emotions are running high and there is so much money at stake, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
Unfortunately, the bad actors on both sides of patent litigation have so clouded the issues to the point where it's hard to look at patent owners and defendants as anything other than the caricatures they represent, which is the worst of the worst, really. So, let’s put some real facts on the table and meat on the bones and talk about what is really going on, both good, bad and ugly.
