July 20, 2021 at 3:59 PM Shares0 One of the funny things about modern patent litigation is that there is, at least on the nonpharma side of things, a pretty narrow stable of “big” defendants that patent owners take aim at. I do not have to name the usual suspects, but they do tend to share a number of characteristics. If they are consumer-facing brands, a dead giveaway of a big defendant is the operation of their own multiunit retail stores or a presence in nationwide mass-market retail (Walmart, Best Buy, etc.), or both. Add in the major suppliers to such brands, as well as the major soc...