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Here’s the problem.

East Texas patent suits
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=East%20Texas%20patent%20suits&hl=en&num=100&lr=&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

East Texas patent trolls
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=East%20Texas%20patent%20trolls&hl=en&num=100&lr=&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

I’m in the middle of a business start-up, and I’ve been looking at states to possibly relocate. I considered Texas but the patent climate was chilling.

Now, I know that patent lawsuits can come from any state and being located outside of Texas is no protection. But some of these patent trolls have been starting their lawsuit campaigns by going after East Texas companies *first*. That doesn’t make me want to relocate there.

Here’s an article, though a bit dated from 2009:

Patent Trolls Target Small East Texas Companies
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/07/24/1236255/Patent-Trolls-Target-Small-East-Texas-Companies

One of the conservative justices on SCOTUS was even commenting on the East Texas problem with patents... I don’t remember who it was. His comment was that the East district is a “rogue” when it comes to patents.

Pastor Brooks.

I “love” Google too but you’ve sent me pages of links and not one story that you’re interested in to use to explain this in some detail. You sounded like you were quite familiar with this so I expected a sourced story with some history.

I try very hard to find a source (recent if that best for the discussion), read the source, and then pick a few quotes to make my point and provide the link to that source, so the person I’m trying to help and/or convince, has an opportunity to see where I got my information before they reply, or so that they can search further to make sure all the information is accurate and up-to-date.

Please pick one as an example and elaborate (I am not a lawyer nor have I dealt with a patent) or what you’ve done isn’t helpful.

I gave you a link to a story about a patent decision, from yesterday, about a defendant that won a case. I did that to narrow my question to you and make our exchange thoughtful and give me somewhere to begin learning.

Also the one story about Texas that you linked to is from 2 years ago (you did mention it was dated).