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by robotcookies 4717 days ago
Good idea. It might also be good to track the names of the lawyers involved (and not just the names of the shell companies they're hiding behind). Most know the laws may eventually change to make patent trolling harder and that their industry may not last forever. Many probably plan on working in tech if this happens. If these lawyers knew their reputation could be sullied by working for patent trolls and that tech companies may hot hire them for this, it would provide a deterrent to working for such companies in the first place.
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PlainSite does this. You can tag lawyers with "Patent NPEs" (or anything else), see which lawyers are tied to patent assignments, and see which lawyers represent plaintiffs and defendants in patent litigation cases. On any lawyer's or law firm's profile you can also see a list of their clients.
I've posted the names of a few of the lawyers that have made 8 and 9 figures from this practice and nothing happens. They don't care, it's legal, and they are in the .1 percent...