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Patent Trolls May Have to Foot the Legal Bills

August 10, 2012 In Blog, Patents, Trolls By Patricia Chang

Patent Trolls May Have to Foot the Legal Bills

Good news for embittered victims of the reviled patent troll: a proposed bill, The Shield Act, would require patent trolls to pay the legal costs if the court finds the lawsuit does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding.

Patricia Chang

Patricia Chang is a third year Fordham Law student and is IPLJ's Technology & Blog Editor. Her interest in law was founded upon Judge Judy and other unrealistic depictions of the legal profession on network television. She fervently believes that her passion for IP, internet, and fashion law justifies the endless hours spent looking at clothes on the internet. When not pondering pressing legal issues, she can often be found designing dresses, building websites, practicing her sick golf swing, and being tormented by her corgi, Beanie.