Real reform of the US Patent Office and also of the law surrounding US patents is sorely needed.

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They examined the movement of patent attorneys between 123 US law firms and 109 Fortune 500 companies from a variety of industries.

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Sir Robin - who is also a law professor at University College London (UCL) - is now acting as a consultant to a law firm helping Samsung defend itself against a patent infringement complaint filed in the US by network equipment provider Ericsson.

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