High Court’s Ruling Aids Patent Trolls, Lobbyists Say
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Jun 15, 2016 09:15PM
https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/807297/high-court-s-ruling-aids-patent-trolls-lobbyists-say
Law360, Los Angeles (June 15, 2016, 3:42 PM ET) -- A lobbying group with members including Amazon, Cisco and Google on Tuesday said a U.S. Supreme Court decision discarding the Federal Circuit's strict test for increasing patent case damages will lead to more patent troll lawsuits and urged Congress to swiftly pass patent litigation reform.
United for Patent Reform said the high court’s Monday ruling that the circuit set an “unduly rigid” threshold for patent owners seeking enhanced damages that was not justified under the Patent Act will boost the financial incentive for patent trolls to...