Categories: Articles, Business & Commerce, Intellectual Property, Resources for Attorneys A Case Study of Patent Abuse (PART II): Patent Trolls on the Run —The Printing Industry Is Winning! Whitepaper TASA ID: 7210 This research was not sanctioned or funded by any university, private or public company. It is meant to educate and inform on a matter that is negatively impacting the growth, development, and survival of companies in the printing and related industries, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and equipment distributors.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••ABSTRACTThis is a follow-up to my July 2016 white paper entitled, “A Case Study of Patent Abuse: Printing Industry Faces New Nemesis Impacting Growth and Employment—Patent Trolls.”That white paper received enormous industry press coverage, and to my understanding was used as part of court proceedings resulting in the dismissal of two long and visible printing industry cases brought on by patent trolls, CTP Innovations (CTP) and High Quality Printing Innovations (HQPI). However, since then, two new cases emerged by patent trolls attempting to threaten and extort funds from printing industry companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) using standard technology common for doing day-to-day business in the printing and related industries.This white paper reviews the outcome of the previous cases and presents a “heads-up” regarding two new plaintiffs: Shipping & Transit LLC and the Freeny Brothers. It also introduces two “Printing Industry Heroes Among Us,” inventor Joyce Vogt and intellectual property attorney Nate St. Clair II.The advice provided in this white paper regarding the two new cases are: Do not respond to demands or threats from either of these two patent trolls. Do not make any payments. Continue doing “business as usual.” Band together as a team to pursue dismissal by the courts.TASA Article DisclaimerThis article addresses issues of general interest and does not give any specific legal or business advice pertaining to any specific circumstances. Before acting upon any of its information, you should obtain appropriate advice from a lawyer or other qualified professional.This article may not be duplicated, altered, distributed, saved, incorporated into another document or website, or otherwise modified without the permission of TASA. To read more, download the attached PDF below. Previous Article 6 Biggest Hidden Security Risks Threatening Your Business Next Article Humility in Construction Newsletter Print Tasa ID7210 Documents to download TROLL WHITE PAPER 2 FINAL(.pdf, 562.03 KB) - 94 download(s) PATENT TROLL UPDATE - PRESS RELEASE (.pdf, 52.07 KB) - 73 download(s)
