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Yeah, especially these parts:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/judge-wipes-out-patent-trolls-625m-verdict-against-apple/

Life has gotten a bit easier for patent defendants in recent years, and claims by standalone licensing companies like VirnetX, sometimes called "patent trolls," have dropped. New legal precedent has made it easier for defendants to win on the grounds that patents are too abstract. A process called inter partes reviews, or IPRs, has served to knock out hundreds of software patents at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=14792

Apple beat back a lawsuit brought on by a small Honolulu-based company over mobile device patents.

GPNE is a patent holding and licensing firm. It doesn't make or sell products, but instead generates revenue through patent licensing fees and litigation.

https://www.law360.com/articles/705365/2nd-jury-clears-samsung-in-original-patent-troll-suit

Law360, New York (September 21, 2015, 5:18 PM EDT) -- A federal jury in Chicago cleared Samsung of infringement Monday, rejecting claims by a company dubbed "the original patent troll" that the technology giant should pay $13 million for selling smartphones with unlicensed technology.

https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3009998/intel-catches-a-break-in-avm-patent-troll-case

Intel has reportedly come out the winner in its AVM patent case and has avoided a $2bn fine thanks to a sympathetic jury.

Flash Forward to now and the jury has made its decision. That decision, that Intel had infringed nothing, flew in the face of how the case had been going for the chipmaker.


https://www.fastcompany.com/3040523/judge-rules-in-favor-of-facebook-and-linkedin-in-patent-troll-lawsuit

Judge Rules In Favor Of Facebook And LinkedIn In “Patent-Troll” Lawsuit

Facebook and LinkedIn might be competitors, but when it comes to fighting alleged patent trolls, they’re more than happy to join forces. The social media giants were sued by a company that claims to have patented fundamental portions of the social media experience, and last week a federal judge ruled in their favor, saying that the patents in question were invalid.

https://marketingspecialist40244.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/us-appeals-court-rules-against-patent-troll-personal-audio-affirming-its-podcasting-patent-is-invalid-brian-heatertechcrunch/

US appeals court rules against patent troll Personal Audio, affirming its podcasting patent is invalid (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

US appeals court rules against patent troll Personal Audio, affirming its podcasting patent is invalid — A year after taking up the case, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its challenge against podcasting patent troll, Personal Audio.

http://bgr.com/2015/10/02/patent-troll-edekka-cases-thrown-out/

Notorious patent troll dealt fatal blow as Judge throws out 168 cases

I think most people would agree that patent trolls represent a plague on the tech community, consistently leveraging questionable and often times silly patents in an effort to extort money from companies that actually work hard to release products and services.

Texas Judge named Rodney Gilstrap recently threw out a whopping 168 patent cases that were all filed by the same company — eDekka LLC. A notorious patent troll, eDekka last year was the most prolific patent troll by a wide margin. In 2014 alone, the “company” initiated 130 lawsuits against a who’s who of national retailers.

And just like that, all of eDekka’s cases were summarily thrown out. What’s more, Gilstrap even invited the defendants targeted by eDekka to submit a joint brief explaining why they might be entitled to attorneys fees from eDekka. Some of the companies previously targeted by eDekka include Hugo Boss, Adidas, Hallmark, Guess?, Groupon, Amazon, Macy’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Asics and many more. Hopefully, these defendants will take Gilstrap up on his offer and, in the process, let other patent trolls know that serious repercussions might result from filing an onslaught of frivolous lawsuits.