Some patent lawyers are scratching their heads over Texas legislative leaders’ instructions for lawmakers to study actions the state could take to help businesses facing patent infringement claims.
It’s too early to see what House and Senate committees might recommend, but A.G.s in other states have used state deceptive trade practices laws to sue patent assertion entities—commonly called “patent trolls”—that allegedly send fraudulent or deceptive demand letters to businesses.
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