On behalf of The Myers Law Group posted in Patents on Thursday, September 7, 2017. For those who thought trolls only exist in children's books, think again. In the intellectual property world, patent trolls are a reality. In the HBO series, Silicon Valley, the viewing audience (and the show's characters) are introduced to Stuart "Stu" Burke, a man who makes his money working as a patent troll. Unfortunately for main character Richard Hendricks, Stu reveals how patent laws can be twisted and abused by threatening Richard with patent infringement. What is a patent troll? Patents are used to keep others from copying or using something [...]