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Dick Durbin: 80 percent of patent litigation is not being filed by trolls, it is being filed by small- and medium-sized patent…

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
80 percent of patent litigation is not being filed by trolls, it is being filed by small- and medium-sized patent holders.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights that small patent holders face litigation challenges, not just trolls.

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