Assignment 12- part 3
Patent litigation in Texas
This post will discuss an article I found online about why
so much patent litigation happens in eastern Texas, and the implications of
this.
The first reason that so much patent troll litigation
happens in eastern Texas cities such as Marshal is actually quite innocent.
When pursuing cases in larger cities such as Dallas or Houston there are many
civil and criminal cases and thus getting a court date is much more likely to
be delayed. The longer it takes for a legal battle to be settled the more it
costs in lawyer and other fees. Thus for patent trolls it is much cheaper to go
to court in these small towns.
The next less so innocent reason that patent trolls prefer
these towns is that the citizens that make up these juries are generally quite
ignorant with regard to patent law. They also are generally in favor of the
patent trolls as they are easily swayed to believe that the large companies are
infringing on the patents of these patent trolls as they are generally more conservative.
As a result, they equate protection of personal rights/liberties with
protecting patent trolls from illegal infringement.
At this point these small cities are encouraging more patent
trolls to come. The small towns see increased revenue from having tourists in
the form of lawyers who boost the small economy. This is simply another example
of how patent trolls are unethical corporations that will use every loophole
and immoral practice to get money out of legitimate companies.
The article is
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