At a time when cybercrime and identity theft are the fastest-growing crimes in the country, why make state and local law enforcement jump through hoops to collect important evidence that is readily available to federal prosecutors?
This trial, under the guidance of a judge with significant knowledge and experience in patent law, provides an excellent opportunity to jump-start this process.
It creates an unfair, jump-the-gun, time-to-market advantage, by ignoring the rule of law standard of securing permission from property owners before use in the marketplace, a business practice that law-abiding competitors must respect.