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5 for the RoadStrategies for Battling Patent TrollsEugenia G. CarterWhyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., Madison, Wisconsinecarter@whdlaw.comRonald KatzManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLC, San Francisco, Californiarkatz@manatt.cmom1. Proactively respond to the NPE’s initial demand, affirming your respect for the IP ofothers, but requesting more information to properly evaluate the matter.2. Know your adversary: not all NPE’s are equal. Check out who is behind them, whorepresents them, who are the inventors and their litigation history.3. Legislating against “patent trolls” is difficult because there is general no recognizeddefinition of a “troll” and legislation presents the risks of undermining the value ofimportant patents owned by non-trolls.4. If you are sued by a NPE, consider forming/joining a joint defense group to divide upthe work and spread the cost burden among group members.5. Consider pursuing challenges to NPE’s patents that can be brought in the PatentOffice (Post-Grant Review and Reexaminations).March 6, 2015© 3-6-2015 ALFA International

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