Ask HN: I have been sued by a patent troll what do I do?

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I run a website development company and have been sued by a patent troll in the Eastern District Court of Texas for supposedly violating a patent on building websites using online software. What do I do next?

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Get a good lawyer, even if you only pay for a couple of hours. There are things you can do immediately (depending on whether you received a letter or they actually filed a suit) that may make them go away.

I was party to one of these a couple of years ago and if we had received good legal advice early it would have been much less expensive in the long run.

You either commit to fighting, or you capitulate.

If you fight, it will be expensive, but you will likely win, and establish a precedent that's good for the whole world.

If you capitulate, it will be expensive.

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