Patents, which protect and encourage technological and scientific advance, and pugilism, “the sweet science,” seem to have more in common than one might suspect. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. a professional boxer who is recognized as the best boxer of his generation, has quipped, “Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.” That same quote could have come from a trial lawyer exploiting the current patent law to extort a settlement from an innovator.
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