“Patent-holding companies are making fortunes through litigation, and some law firm attorneys have decided to play the game for themselves.” One lawyer “says he is mindful of the impression that can be made on the public when lawyers turn up behind shell companies that exist only to file lawsuits. ‘Lawyers have a trusted and special role in society,’ [Dechert's Chris] Graham says. ‘We have a responsibility to restrict our own activities.’” (Joe Mullin, “Tempting Terrain”, IP Law and Business, Sept.).
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‘Lawyers have a trusted and special role in society,’ Chris Graham says.
Mr. Graham may want to rethink that “trusted” part.
A generation ago my family was heavily involved in the medical profession (3 doctors, 2 nurses and a few others). Not any more, thanks in part to the lawsuit industry.