Raymond Niro of Niro Scavone Haller & Niro is fighting back against criticism from the Patent Troll Tracker blog by offering a $10,000 bounty for the identity of the person behind it.

Raymond Niro

A Chicago lawyer who is being criticized, along with his law firm,
in an anonymous Internet blog supposedly authored by a fellow attorney
has offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who can provide him with the
identity of "Troll Tracker."

The anonymous blogger, who claims to be "just a lawyer; interested
in patent cases but not interested in publicity," has criticized
Raymond Niro and his 30-lawyer IP boutique, Niro Scavone Haller &
Niro, for representing clients who own patents but don’t necessarily
make products. Instead, the firm earns licensing fees from users of the
patented technology—and potentially sues users if they don’t pay up,
explains the Chicago Tribune.

Although Troll Tracker
claims a First Amendment right to criticize the firm anonymously on the
blog, Niro says the blogger should take responsibility for his or her
views. Plus, he points out, knowing the identity and affiliations of
the blogger likely would affect the way that readers perceive the Troll
Tracker’s critique.

"I want to find out who this person is," says Niro, who initially
offered a $5,000 reward in last month’s issue of the IP Law &
Business trade magazine, and has since upped the ante to $10,000. "Is
he an employee with Intel or Microsoft? Does he have a connection with
serial infringers? I think that would color what he has to say."

Via ABA Journal