This week we were assigned the task of analyzing the TED talks that we discussed in class. For this blog post, I will be discussing Drew Curtis' analysis regarding how to beat a patent troll.
Drew Curtis is an expert on patent litigation based upon his background as a law professor at the University of Missouri. With the existence of patent trolls, Drew utilizes his educational background to better analyze the world of patents, patent litigation, and patent trolls.
Drew, in this video, discusses his strategy for combating a patent troll that actually attempted to sue his media company for patent infringement. In his words, he does not believe in "negotiating with terrorists," and he firmly asserts that it is his right to battle these patent trolls. In fact, his analysis uncovers that patent trolls are actually more costly to the US Economy that terrorists. This was especially shocking to me, because the acts of these patent trolls are unlawful and unjust.
Curtis explains a few different strategic ways to fight patent trolls. The first is to fight the infringement rather than the patent due to the notion that it is easier to prove that one has not infringed on a patent rather than proving the patent is not valid. The second strategy is to not back down financially -- by this, Curtis refers to the notion that a company should spend money fighting the troll rather than giving the money to the troll itself. The third and final strategy is to publicly state that this battle will be long and painful in order to discourage the patent troll.
When Gooseberry, a non-practicing entity, claimed that Curtis' company was guilty of patent infringement, Curtis highlighted that he was guilty until proven innocent. In my opinion, this case only further indicates a need for patent reform within the US government to save companies like Curtis from losing so much money.
Thanks so much for reading, and I look forward to seeing your comments!
Best,
Anish
Drew Curtis is an expert on patent litigation based upon his background as a law professor at the University of Missouri. With the existence of patent trolls, Drew utilizes his educational background to better analyze the world of patents, patent litigation, and patent trolls.
Drew, in this video, discusses his strategy for combating a patent troll that actually attempted to sue his media company for patent infringement. In his words, he does not believe in "negotiating with terrorists," and he firmly asserts that it is his right to battle these patent trolls. In fact, his analysis uncovers that patent trolls are actually more costly to the US Economy that terrorists. This was especially shocking to me, because the acts of these patent trolls are unlawful and unjust.
Curtis explains a few different strategic ways to fight patent trolls. The first is to fight the infringement rather than the patent due to the notion that it is easier to prove that one has not infringed on a patent rather than proving the patent is not valid. The second strategy is to not back down financially -- by this, Curtis refers to the notion that a company should spend money fighting the troll rather than giving the money to the troll itself. The third and final strategy is to publicly state that this battle will be long and painful in order to discourage the patent troll.
When Gooseberry, a non-practicing entity, claimed that Curtis' company was guilty of patent infringement, Curtis highlighted that he was guilty until proven innocent. In my opinion, this case only further indicates a need for patent reform within the US government to save companies like Curtis from losing so much money.
Thanks so much for reading, and I look forward to seeing your comments!
Best,
Anish
Good job on a very detailed and well put together discussion of Drew Curtis's talk! I would have been interested to hear a little more about what you thought.
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