Bloomberg Law
Oct. 18, 2016, 2:45 PM UTC

When Patent Litigation Isn’t About A Quick Settlement

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

A patent troll can refer to any company that buys a patent in order to sue companies and collect quick, cheap settlements.

So what do you call a plaintiff that buys a patent and wants to litigate right up until the bitter end?

That’s a question Trend Micro’s general counsel Felix Sterling has been contemplating. Since 2010, his company has been locked in a court battle with Intellectual Ventures, one of the largest patent holding companies in the U.S.

“IV is in its own category...” said Sterling. “When IV approaches you, really they’re looking for you to take a license [to use their patents] ... and ...

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