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Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:10 pm
by 09042014
Anyone have to do absurdly detailed "pitches" for newly filed patent cases? Why would a client care about this.
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:27 pm
by Anonymous User
Desert Fox wrote:Anyone have to do absurdly detailed "pitches" for newly filed patent cases? Why would a client care about this.
Yes. What's worse is when you spend a lot of *non-billable* time on one and your firm actually gets the case and then you don't get staffed on it. This happened to me last week.
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:29 pm
by 09042014
Anonymous User wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Anyone have to do absurdly detailed "pitches" for newly filed patent cases? Why would a client care about this.
Yes. What's worse is when you spend a lot of *non-billable* time on one and your firm actually gets the case and then you don't get staffed on it. This happened to me last week.
It's insane that we don't get billable credit for this. It's not like I writing some retarded biz dev article that nobody reads. It's a significant project devoted to a specific potential client.
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:30 am
by androstan
Desert Fox wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Anyone have to do absurdly detailed "pitches" for newly filed patent cases? Why would a client care about this.
Yes. What's worse is when you spend a lot of *non-billable* time on one and your firm actually gets the case and then you don't get staffed on it. This happened to me last week.
It's insane that we don't get billable credit for this. It's not like I writing some retarded biz dev article that nobody reads. It's a significant project devoted to a specific potential client.
Not giving billable credit for this kinda work is really TTT. I'm not looking forward to this BS.
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:44 am
by patogordo
this sounds like the patent version of ambulance chasing
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:58 am
by rpupkin
patogordo wrote:this sounds like the patent version of ambulance chasing
Just wait until you get into commercial litigation. It's basically all ambulance chasing.
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:02 am
by patogordo
DF let's start two firms and do shakedown operations where one firm sues and the other conveniently shows up to defend promising inside info on the other firm's strategies.
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:56 pm
by turbotong
They at least track it as non-billable hours, right?
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:36 pm
by 09042014
Do patent trolls have you down? Has anyone you know been injured or killed due to patent troll? Get your money now. The law offices of Desert and Fox has your back.
No, money down!
Re: Patent Shitigator Complaint Thread w/ networking
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:38 pm
by 09042014
turbotong wrote:They at least track it as non-billable hours, right?
It's in the billing system but nobody gives a fuck how much biz dev you do.