With litigation risk solutions under the microscope, PAE steps up Eastern District of Texas campaign asserting patents purchased from Allied Security Trust

Context: Allied Security Trust (AST) offers a market-based solution to the risk of being sued by patent assertion entities (PAEs), based on a “catch-and-release” model. It buys patents considered high-risk on the secondary market, offering its members—typically larger tech companies—a license to them, after which it attempts to re-sell the assets.