Apple closes two Dallas stores in apparent bid to ward off patent trolls

ArsTechnica, here. 

The price of the bitcoin bubble: Patent trolls are digging into the blockchain

CNBC, here. 

This stupid patent was going to be used to sue hundreds of small businesses

ArsTechnica, here. 

Schnelle Eskalation des Patentstreites: Nokia fordert iPhone-Verkaufsstopp

Heise.de, hier. 

Nokia accused by Apple of ‘patent troll’ tactics

Bloomberg, here. 

The (curiously unhelpful) proposed update of the Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

Fordham IPLJ, Video here (bootleg quality, sadly).

Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property: Proposed Update, here. 

Missing: SEP, FRAND, pay-for-delay (Actavis), etc.

Overall impression: update  in the current form curiously non informative, better read speeches given by agency officials, apply for business review letters, etc., or get in touch (say agency officials themselves ;-)). Possibly, fear of being too influential abroad?

Patent Assertion Entities in Europe

EC  Joint Research Centre (JRC), here. 

Universities have turned over hundreds of patents to patent trolls

Medium, here.

Patent Assertion Entity Activity

FTC, here.

Only 146 pages, actually

Patent Trolls: Moral Panics, Motions in Limine, and Patent Reform

E. Lee, here. 

Challenging Anticompetitive Acquisitions and Enforcement of Patents

AAI, here. 

‘Patent trolls’ on the prowl for ‘smart’ product providers

FT, here.

Apple Ordered To Pay $625M To Patent Troll In FaceTime Lawsuit

TechCrunch, here. 

In a first, East Texas judge hits patent troll with attorneys’ fees

ArsTechnica, here. 

Patent Troll Sues Everyone For Infringing On Encryption-Related Patent By Encrypting Their Websites

Techdirt.com, here. 

Patent trolls filed hundreds of lawsuits to beat Dec. 1 deadline

ArsTechnica, here. 

BYD suit against Apple in Shenzhen shows why China is a business risk and a patent assertion opportunity

Iam-media.com, here. 

A third of the economy is at stake — and patent trolls are to blame

J. Bessen and M. Meurer, here.

Patent Assertion Entities in Europe

B. Love, C. Helmers, F. Gaessler, M. Ernicke, here.

U.S. Court Upholds Antitrust Action Against Patent Troll

Dilbert.com

M. Carrier, here.