FIGHTING PATENT TROLLS EARLY: LEARNING FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN OUR SCRAMBLE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT PLEADING STANDARDS FOR DIRECT PATENT INFRINGEMENT.

The article considers whether the U.S. might benefit from a strict pleading standard for direct infringement by comparing its pleading standard to that of the United Kingdom. It mentions discrepancy in the prevalence of patent trolls between the two countries might indicate that a stricter pleading standard like that in the United Kingdom might help the U.S. in its fight against patent trolls.