There has been a lot of talk and concern in recent years about “patent trolls” – entities that own patents and threaten infringement lawsuits to obtain license fees, but which do not actually make products using the patents they own. And although federal legislation has been introduced to address this problem, Congress has not been able to agree on the details. Recently however, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided a handful of patent cases that could have a substantial impact on patent trolls without that legislation.
Mike Switzer interviews Wallace Lightsey, a trial lawyer with the Wyche law firm in Greenville. Patent Troll Update