Patent Trolls: From Under the Bridge to a Courtroom Near You

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Michael Switzer, partner and chair of the intellectual property practice at Actuate Law, discusses patent “trolls” and their effect on the fintech industry. “Patent trolls” have been a nuisance for years, but the explosion of technology in financial services has created a target-rich environment for those trolling our industry. Michael Switzer, partner and chair of the intellectual property practice at Actuate Law, explains how and why patent trolls (technically called non-practicing entities or patent assertion entities) work. Michael shares his tips for protecting yourself and your company from patent litigation as well as the dockets to troll – er, watch…....

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Dara Tarkowski I'm Dara Tarkowski. Innovator, entrepreneur, attorney and podcast host. I am FinTech and RegTech enthusiast passionate about responsible innovation and exploring the intersection of law, technology and highly regulated industry. I'm the Managing Partner at Actuate Law, Chief Innovation Strategist at quointec, and the Host of the Tech on Reg podcast, recently named one of the top 10 RegTech podcasts. I was also named to the 2019 Women in FinTech powerlist by Innovate Finance.