Chinese-funded patent lawsuits fuel backlash against litigation financiers

Also of interest:

> .. Burford Capital, the now-public company credited with developing the nascent litigation finance industry into a commercial juggernaut.

> He added that Burford only had “one sovereign wealth fund investor ...

> Mithaq Capital, a Saudi investment firm, is listed as Burford’s largest shareholder, with a stake representing more than 10 per cent of the company.

Hah, so it was fine as long as it was American companies doing the patent trolling, but now that the lawsuits are coming from China, they must be stopped.

I don't care if it's the Chinese or Satanists, or the marquis de sade: if they fund a take down on patent trolls I'm there for it.