Shoes for Crews wouldn´t put up with a demand letter from US patent Troll Eclipse IP – instead of being a victim, they sued the troll last week.
In an article Jeremy Elman, a patent attorney at DLA Piper in Miami, sees this as a growing trend.
The trend is probably due to the media exposure of patent trolls and the reported success stories. Another factor could be that companies become more IP aware and know what options they have.
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