Intellectual Ventures v. Capital One: Can Antitrust Law and Economics Get Us Past the Trolls?

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Michelle Miller, Janusz Ordover, Jan 29, 2015

Patent trolls are currently under intense scrutiny by lawmakers, regulators, academics, and industry players. The term “patent troll” generally refers to patent owners that do not make or sell products, and instead focus on licensing and litigation to monetize their acquired patents. These entities are also known as “patent assertion entities,” and in this paper, we use the te