THE
CAUSE AND EFFECT OF PATENT TROLLING
The
main idea behind granting Patent Protection is safeguarding the labour invested
by someone in coming up with a new invention. The protection provides a
monopoly to the applicant and also encourages others to come up with new
inventions. Patent Protection is beneficial for business entities as they
commercialize the patents and get recognition for the same. READ
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This
is just one example, but there are many other cases which show that “Patent
Trolling” is on the rising. This is an unethical activity which directly
targets the purpose behind Patent Protection.
This also increases the number of
Patent litigations which creates a hostile environment for Patent holders as
well as other inventors who are thinking of applying for Patent.
To decrease Patent Trolling, US
Supreme Court in the case of TC Heartland Vs. Kraft Foods has ruled that the
Patent infringement suit will be filed where the defendant is situated not
where the plaintiff chooses.
Now, it is pertinent to mention
that to stop such unethical practice, only judgments will not be sufficient,
some initial background research needs to be done by the Patent offices before
granting the Patent.
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more information regarding Patent, Contact Lex
Protector.
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