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The Truth Behind Patent Trolls (view source)
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'''Hypothesis 3: Data that supports increased costs to innovation rely on broad and confusing definitions for NPEs and PAEs'''
*A March 10, 2015 letter signed by 40 economists argued that papers claiming high direct costs of patent trolls misconstrue innocent NPEs, such as universities, as patent trolls. The broad definition of NPEs increases the number of cases filed by supposed trolls and the number of court fees accumulated through lawsuits.[http://cpip.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Economists-Law-Profs-Letter-re-Patent-Reform.pdf]*Adam Mossoff specifically critiques aforementioned Unified Patents data for its broad definition of NPEs.[http://cpip.gmu.edu/2015/07/15/its-time-to-say-no-to-junk-science-in-the-patent-policy-debates/]
'''Interesting facts that may deserve extra research'''
*Historically, the [[Eastern District of Texas]] is the top patent dispute venue. In 2015, 44% of all patent litigation was filed in E.D. Texas, most of which were assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap
