Angels Rush in Where Fools Fear to Tread: State Enforcement Against Patent Trolls

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Jay Himes, Matthew Perez, Jan 14, 2014

Nobody likes trolls-those mythical creatures, “considered dangerous to human beings,” who hide under bridges waiting to prey on unsuspecting travelers. Like their mythological namesakes, patent trolls-or, as they are known in more polite company, patent assertion entities (“PAEs”)—are fearsome to many a business. Patent trolls have sued major technology companies li