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[Market Eye] Korean tech giants fall prey to patent trolling

[Market Eye] Korean tech giants fall prey to patent trolling

Though the pandemic has driven record-breaking profits for tech firms, as demand for at-home leisure and communications hardware rises, it has also brought a growing threat from patent trolls. Companies specializing in exploiting patent rights have been buying up intellectual property from firms struggling with the pandemic and using it as ammunition against Korean firms. The approach is often seen as a “file-and-settle” strategy, as their targets often prefer to avoid fighting a

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