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RESEARCH AND BRIEFINGS

How Retailers Can Protect Themselves From Patent Trolls

 


From 2010 to 2016, the retail sector was targeted in more than 3,000 lawsuits brought by patent trolls, also known as non-practicing entities (NPEs). These companies don’t actually produce or sell patent products, but make money by suing or threatening to sue retailers and others for alleged infringement of patents they’ve purchased.

The latest edition of Marsh’s Taking Stock explores this growing risk for retailers and the steps they can take to manage it, including purchasing insurance.

Read or download "How Retailers Can Protect Themselves From Patent Trolls."