RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Defending the Patent Troll
JF The Journal of Private Equity
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 60
OP 63
DO 10.3905/jpe.2007.694790
VO 10
IS 4
A1 Steven Rubin
YR 2007
UL https://pm-research.com/content/10/4/60.abstract
AB So-called “patent trolls” have garnered considerable negative press in recent months. Yet the definition of this term is so vague as to render any pejorative attachment essentially meaningless, and the principles and tenets of U.S. patent law make the label nonsensical. Finally, as intellectual property attorney Steve Rubin explains, those entities most commonly thought of as trolls actually contribute much to the state of innovation in this country.TOPICS: Private equity, legal/regulatory/public policy, performance measurement