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Intellectual Property

Mar. 8, 2012

Major firms more willing to take on patent licensing cases

A growing number of major law firms are signing up to represent patent licensing companies in infringement lawsuits, sparking debate over whether the stigma of representing so-called "trolls" is fading.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A growing number of major law firms are signing up to represent patent licensing companies in infringement lawsuits at the risk of alienating their corporate clients, sparking debate over whether the stigma of representing so-called "trolls" is fading.


The latest firm to get involved is Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, which is representing a wireless patent licensing subsidiary of Ontario-based M...

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